| Package | hl7.fhir.uv.tools |
| Type | StructureDefinition |
| Id | elementdefinition-string-format |
| FHIR Version | R5 |
| Source | http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/fhir-tools-ig/StructureDefinition-elementdefinition-string-format.html |
| URL | http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format |
| Version | 0.6.0-cibuild |
| Status | active |
| Date | 2025-07-20T10:49:18+00:00 |
| Name | StringFormat |
| Title | String Format |
| Realm | uv |
| Authority | hl7 |
| Description | The actual format of the string, to allow for additional validation. This usually arises due to layered content models. The format is the name of another primitive type |
| Type | Extension |
| Kind | complex-type |
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| ValueSet | |
| primitive-types | Primitive Types ValueSet |
| primitive-types | Primitive Types ValueSet |
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English
Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition elementdefinition-string-format
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Extension | 0..* | Extension | String format for the element | |
  extension | 0..0 | |||
| url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format" | |
  value[x] | 1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: Primitive Types ValueSet (required) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Spanish
Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition elementdefinition-string-format
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 0..* | Extension | String format for the element | |
| extension | 0..0 | |||
| url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format" | |
| value[x] | 1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: Primitive Types ValueSet (required) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
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"div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
},
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"source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
},
{
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"isSummary": false
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"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
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"isSummary": false,
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"identity": "rim",
"map": "N/A"
}
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"id": "Extension.value[x]",
"path": "Extension.value[x]",
"short": "Value of extension",
"definition": "Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/extensibility.html) for a list).",
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"code": "code"
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"key": "ele-1",
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{
"id": "Extension.url",
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