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Data Type Profile: st: Character String

The character string data type stands for text data, primarily intended for machine processing (e.g. sorting, querying, indexing, etc.) Used for names, symbols, and formal expressions.

Usages:

• Use this Primitive Type Profile: AD: PostalAddress (V3 Data Type), CD: ConceptDescriptor (V3 Data Type), ClinicalDocument (CDA Class), ED: EncapsulatedData (V3 Data Type)... Show 6 more, EN: EntityName (V3 Data Type), II: InstanceIdentifier (V3 Data Type), InfrastructureRoot (Base Type for all CDA Classes), SC: CharacterStringWithCode (V3 Data Type), ST-dot-r2b: CharacterString with Value Attribute (V3 Data Type) and ST: CharacterString (V3 Data Type)

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Template Content

Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

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This structure is derived from string

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
string			string
id		0..0		xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
extension		0..0		Extension
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
string		0..*	string	Primitive Type string
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children	hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
string		0..*	string	Primitive Type string
value		0..1	string	Primitive value for string Max Length:1048576
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children	hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

This structure is derived from string

Summary

Prohibited: 2 elements

Differential View

This structure is derived from string

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
string			string
id		0..0		xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
extension		0..0		Extension
Documentation for this format

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
string		0..*	string	Primitive Type string
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children	hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
string		0..*	string	Primitive Type string
value		0..1	string	Primitive value for string Max Length:1048576
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children	hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

This structure is derived from string

Summary

Prohibited: 2 elements

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron