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ElementDefinitionBase

Captures constraints on each element within the resource, profile, or extension. If the element is present, it must have a value for at least one of the defined elements, an @id referenced from the Narrative, or extensions

type ElementDefinitionBase implements Element {
  path: String
  min: Int
  max: String
  modifierExtension: [Extension]
  extension: [Extension]
  id: String
}

Fields​

ElementDefinitionBase.path ● String scalar​

The Path that identifies the base element - this matches the ElementDefinition.path for that element. Across FHIR, there is only one base definition of any element - that is, an element definition on a [[[StructureDefinition]]] without a StructureDefinition.base.

ElementDefinitionBase.min ● Int scalar​

Minimum cardinality of the base element identified by the path.

ElementDefinitionBase.max ● String scalar​

Maximum cardinality of the base element identified by the path.

ElementDefinitionBase.modifierExtension ● [Extension] list object​

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element s descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

ElementDefinitionBase.extension ● [Extension] list object​

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

ElementDefinitionBase.id ● String scalar​

Interfaces​

Element interface​

Base definition for all elements in a resource. If the element is present, it must have a value for at least one of the defined elements, an @id referenced from the Narrative, or extensions

Member Of​

ElementDefinition object