@medplum/fhirtypes/dist/BackboneElement.d.ts

Medplum FHIR Type Definitions

/*
 * This is a generated file
 * Do not edit manually.
 */

import { Extension } from './Extension';

/**
 * Base definition for all elements that are defined inside a resource -
 * but not those in a data type.
 */
export interface BackboneElement {

  /**
   * Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references).
   * This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
   */
  id?: string;

  /**
   * 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.
   */
  extension?: Extension[];

  /**
   * 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).
   */
  modifierExtension?: Extension[];
}