org.vmdb.hl7
Class DRElement

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.vmdb.hl7.HL7Object
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        +--org.vmdb.hl7.HL7Element
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              +--org.vmdb.hl7.DRElement

public class DRElement

extends HL7Element

Date/Time Range (DR) Element.

Description: HL7 Network Connectivity For VMDB.

Copyright: Copyright (c) 2002-2003.

Company: Veterinary Medical Database (VMDB).

Constructor Summary

DRElement()
Construct a Date/Time Range Element using the default name and type constants at the default level FIELD.

DRElement(int iLevel)
Construct a Date/Time Range Element using the default name and type constants.

Method Summary

TSElement	getEndDateTime() Get the end date/time as a TS Element object
TSElement	getStartDateTime() Get the start date/time as a TS Element object
void	setEndDateTime(java.lang.String sDateTime) Set the actual ISO formatted end datetime string.
void	setEndDateTime(java.lang.String sDateTime, java.lang.String sPrecision) Set end datetime string and precision.
void	setStartDateTime(java.lang.String sDateTime) Set the actual ISO formatted start datetime string.
void	setStartDateTime(java.lang.String sDateTime, java.lang.String sPrecision) Set start datetime string and precision.

Methods inherited from class org.vmdb.hl7.HL7Element

clear, empty, getComponent, getLevel, getType, getValue, initialize, iterator, makeElement, setComponent, setLevel, setType, setValue, size, toHL7String, toString, toXML

Methods inherited from class org.vmdb.hl7.HL7Object

getRule

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DRElement

public DRElement(int iLevel)

Construct a Date/Time Range Element using the default name and type constants.

Parameters:

iLevel - One of the constants for specifying level as FIELD, COMPONENT, or SUBCOMPONENT. Default FIELD.

DRElement

public DRElement()

Construct a Date/Time Range Element using the default name and type constants at the default level FIELD.

Method Detail

setStartDateTime

public void setStartDateTime(java.lang.String sDateTime)

Set the actual ISO formatted start datetime string.

TODO: Add a convenience method to set this from normal strings or date variables

Parameters:

sDateTime - String is ISO format start date/time.

setStartDateTime

public void setStartDateTime(java.lang.String sDateTime,
                             java.lang.String sPrecision)

Set start datetime string and precision.

Note: From the HL7 documentation, "In prior versions of HL7, an optional second component indicates the degree of precision of the time stamp (Y = year, L = month, D = day, H = hour, M = minute, S = second). This optional second component is retained only for purposes of backward compatibility."

Parameters:

sDateTime - String is ISO format start date/time.

sPrecision - String with the precision of the start date/time

getStartDateTime

public TSElement getStartDateTime()

Get the start date/time as a TS Element object

Returns:

TSElement with start date/time set.

setEndDateTime

public void setEndDateTime(java.lang.String sDateTime)

Set the actual ISO formatted end datetime string.

TODO: Add a convenience method to set this from normal strings or date variables

Parameters:

sDateTime - String is ISO format end date/time.

setEndDateTime

public void setEndDateTime(java.lang.String sDateTime,
                           java.lang.String sPrecision)

Set end datetime string and precision.

Note: From the HL7 documentation, "In prior versions of HL7, an optional second component indicates the degree of precision of the time stamp (Y = year, L = month, D = day, H = hour, M = minute, S = second). This optional second component is retained only for purposes of backward compatibility."

Parameters:

sDateTime - String is ISO format end date/time.

sPrecision - String with the precision of the end date/time

getEndDateTime

public TSElement getEndDateTime()

Get the end date/time as a TS Element object

Returns:

TSElement with end date/time set.