| Package | hl7.fhir.uv.tools |
| Resource 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 |
No resources found
| ValueSet | |
| primitive-types | Primitive Types ValueSet |
No extension usage examples found
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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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"id": "elementdefinition-string-format",
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"status": "extensions",
"div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
},
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{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger": 3
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode": "fhir"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-type-characteristics",
"valueCode": "can-bind"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode": "informative",
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{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
"valueCanonical": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.tools"
}
]
}
}
],
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format",
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{
"system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.1.42.70"
}
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"title": "String Format",
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"date": "2025-07-20T10:49:18+00:00",
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"system": "url",
"value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
}
]
}
],
"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",
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"system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code": "001"
}
]
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"identity": "rim",
"uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
"name": "RIM Mapping"
}
],
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"abstract": false,
"context": [
{
"type": "element",
"expression": "ElementDefinition"
}
],
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"derivation": "constraint",
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"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version",
"valueString": "5.0.0"
}
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"id": "Extension",
"path": "Extension",
"short": "String format for the element",
"definition": "The string format, as another primitive type, to allow for additional validation",
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"base": {
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{
"key": "ele-1",
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"human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
},
{
"key": "ext-1",
"severity": "error",
"human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
"expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
"source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
}
],
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},
{
"id": "Extension.id",
"path": "Extension.id",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"short": "Unique id for inter-element referencing",
"definition": "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"base": {
"path": "Element.id",
"min": 0,
"max": "1"
},
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{
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{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
"valueUrl": "id"
}
],
"code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
}
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"ele-1"
],
"isModifier": false,
"isSummary": false,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "n/a"
}
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},
{
"id": "Extension.extension",
"path": "Extension.extension",
"slicing": {
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{
"type": "value",
"path": "url"
}
],
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"rules": "open"
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"definition": "An Extension",
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"max": "0",
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"min": 0,
"max": "*"
},
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{
"code": "Extension"
}
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"key": "ele-1",
"severity": "error",
"human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
},
{
"key": "ext-1",
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"human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
"expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
"source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
}
],
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"isSummary": false
},
{
"id": "Extension.url",
"path": "Extension.url",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"short": "identifies the meaning of the extension",
"definition": "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.",
"comment": "The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"base": {
"path": "Extension.url",
"min": 1,
"max": "1"
},
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{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
"valueUrl": "uri"
}
],
"code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
}
],
"fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format",
"isModifier": false,
"isSummary": false,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "N/A"
}
]
},
{
"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).",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"base": {
"path": "Extension.value[x]",
"min": 0,
"max": "1"
},
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"condition": [
"ext-1"
],
"constraint": [
{
"key": "ele-1",
"severity": "error",
"human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}
],
"isModifier": false,
"isSummary": false,
"binding": {
"strength": "required",
"valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/ValueSet/primitive-types"
},
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "N/A"
}
]
}
]
},
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{
"id": "Extension",
"path": "Extension",
"short": "String format for the element",
"definition": "The string format, as another primitive type, to allow for additional validation",
"min": 0,
"max": "*"
},
{
"id": "Extension.extension",
"path": "Extension.extension",
"max": "0"
},
{
"id": "Extension.url",
"path": "Extension.url",
"fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format"
},
{
"id": "Extension.value[x]",
"path": "Extension.value[x]",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
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"valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/ValueSet/primitive-types"
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}
]
}
}