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FHIR IG Statistics: StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format

Packagehl7.fhir.uv.tools
TypeStructureDefinition
Idelementdefinition-string-format
FHIR VersionR5
Sourcehttp://hl7.org/fhir/tools/https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/fhir-tools-ig/StructureDefinition-elementdefinition-string-format.html
URLhttp://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format
Version0.6.0-cibuild
Statusactive
Date2025-07-20T10:49:18+00:00
NameStringFormat
TitleString Format
Realmuv
Authorityhl7
DescriptionThe 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
TypeExtension
Kindcomplex-type

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Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition elementdefinition-string-format

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..*ExtensionString format for the element
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1uri"http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format"
... value[x] 1..1codeValue of extension
Binding: Primitive Types ValueSet (required)

doco Documentation for this format

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Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition elementdefinition-string-format

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..*ExtensionString format for the element
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1uri"http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format"
... value[x] 1..1codeValue of extension
Binding: Primitive Types ValueSet (required)

doco Documentation for this format

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  "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
  "id": "elementdefinition-string-format",
  "text": {
    "status": "extensions",
    "div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "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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            "valueCanonical": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.tools"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-string-format",
  "identifier": [
    {
      "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
      "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.1.42.70"
    }
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  "version": "0.6.0-cibuild",
  "name": "StringFormat",
  "title": "String Format",
  "status": "active",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2025-07-20T10:49:18+00:00",
  "publisher": "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "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"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fhirVersion": "5.0.0",
  "mapping": [
    {
      "identity": "rim",
      "uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
      "name": "RIM Mapping"
    }
  ],
  "kind": "complex-type",
  "abstract": false,
  "context": [
    {
      "type": "element",
      "expression": "ElementDefinition"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Extension",
  "baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension",
  "derivation": "constraint",
  "snapshot": {
    "extension": [
      {
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version",
        "valueString": "5.0.0"
      }
    ],
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        "base": {
          "path": "Extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "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"
          },
          {
            "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"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false
      },
      {
        "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"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "extension": [
              {
                "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
                "valueUrl": "id"
              }
            ],
            "code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
          }
        ],
        "condition": [
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        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false,
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.extension",
        "path": "Extension.extension",
        "slicing": {
          "discriminator": [
            {
              "type": "value",
              "path": "url"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url",
          "rules": "open"
        },
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        "max": "0",
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          "path": "Element.extension",
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          "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",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
            "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.url",
        "path": "Extension.url",
        "representation": [
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        "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"
        },
        "type": [
          {
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              {
                "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
                "valueUrl": "uri"
              }
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            "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",
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          "path": "Extension.value[x]",
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        },
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            "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"
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        "mapping": [
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            "identity": "rim",
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        "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"
          }
        ],
        "binding": {
          "strength": "required",
          "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/ValueSet/primitive-types"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}