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Definition for Value SetSearchParamType
<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>SearchParamType</h2> <p>Data types allowed to be used for search parameters</p> <p>This value set defines it's own terms in the system http://hl7.org/fhir/search-param-type</p> <table> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>integer</td> <td/> <td>Search parameter must be a simple whole number.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>string</td> <td/> <td>Search parameter is a simple string, like a name part. Search is case-insensitive and accent-insensitive. May match just the start of a string. String parameters may contain spaces and are delineated by double quotes, e.g. "van Zanten".</td> </tr> <tr> <td>text</td> <td/> <td>Search parameter is on a long string. Used for text filter type search: it functions on searches within a body of text and may contain spaces to separate words. May match even if the separate words are found out of order. Text parameters are delineated by double quotes.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>date</td> <td/> <td>Search parameter is on a date (and should support :before and :after modifiers). The date format is the standard XML format, though other formats may be supported.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>token</td> <td/> <td>Search parameter on a coded element or identifier. May be used to search through the text, displayname, code and code/codesystem (for codes) and label, system and key (for identifier). Its value is either a string or a pair of namespace and value, separated by a "/", depending on the modifier used.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reference</td> <td/> <td>A pair of resource type and resource id, separated by "/". Matches when the resource reference resolves to a resource of the given type and id. The resource type may be omitted to search all types if used with the modifier :any.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>composite</td> <td/> <td>A composite search parameter that combines other search parameters together.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <identifier value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/search-param-type"/> <name value="SearchParamType"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> <description value="Data types allowed to be used for search parameters"/> <status value="draft"/> <date value="2023-05-12T00:10:00"/> <define> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/search-param-type"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <concept> <code value="integer"/> <definition value="Search parameter must be a simple whole number."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="string"/> <definition value="Search parameter is a simple string, like a name part. Search is case-insensitive and accent-insensitive. May match just the start of a string. String parameters may contain spaces and are delineated by double quotes, e.g. "van Zanten"."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="text"/> <definition value="Search parameter is on a long string. Used for text filter type search: it functions on searches within a body of text and may contain spaces to separate words. May match even if the separate words are found out of order. Text parameters are delineated by double quotes."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="date"/> <definition value="Search parameter is on a date (and should support :before and :after modifiers). The date format is the standard XML format, though other formats may be supported."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="token"/> <definition value="Search parameter on a coded element or identifier. May be used to search through the text, displayname, code and code/codesystem (for codes) and label, system and key (for identifier). Its value is either a string or a pair of namespace and value, separated by a "/", depending on the modifier used."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="reference"/> <definition value="A pair of resource type and resource id, separated by "/". Matches when the resource reference resolves to a resource of the given type and id. The resource type may be omitted to search all types if used with the modifier :any."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="composite"/> <definition value="A composite search parameter that combines other search parameters together."/> </concept> </define> </ValueSet>