ca.uhn.hl7v2.model
Class GenericSegment

java.lang.Object
  ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.AbstractSegment
      ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.GenericSegment

All Implemented Interfaces:

Segment, Structure, java.io.Serializable

public class GenericSegment
extends AbstractSegment

An unspecified segment that has an undefined number of fields, each of which is a Varies. The primary intended use is to store data from Z segments. More precisely, any unknown segment that is encountered during parsing will be handled with this class. This includes segments that do not start with Z but nevertheless do not appear in the stated version of HL7. Also, this class is not used to handle Z segments that have been explicitly defined and declared (see Parser.packageList() ).

Author:

Bryan Tripp

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

GenericSegment(Group parent, java.lang.String name)
Creates a new instance of GenericSegment

Method Summary

java.lang.String

getName() Returns the name specified at construction time.

Methods inherited from class ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.AbstractSegment

add, getField, getField, getLength, getMaxCardinality, getMessage, getParent, isRequired, main, numFields

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GenericSegment

public GenericSegment(Group parent,
                      java.lang.String name)

Creates a new instance of GenericSegment

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name specified at construction time.

Specified by:

getName in interface Structure

Overrides:

getName in class AbstractSegment

See Also:

Structure.getName()