Package org.dellroad.hl7

This is the API documentation for the hl7lib Java library.

hl7lib is a small Java library for parsing and manipulating version 2.x HL7 messages.

Features include:

• Parsing and formatting
• HL7 lower layer protocol (LLP)
• Java API for creating, editing, and querying
• An efficient and semantically equivalent XML encoding

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Interface Summary

Interface	Description
HL7Reader	Input source for HL7 messages.
HL7Writer	Implemented by classes whose instances are capable of sending out HL7 messages.

Class Summary

Class	Description
HL7Field	Represents one field in an HL7 message, possibly with repeats.
HL7Message	Represents an HL7 message.
HL7Segment	Represents one segment in an HL7 message.
HL7SegmentList	List of HL7Segment objects that requires there to always be an initial MSH segment.
HL7Seps	Container for the HL7 separator and escape characters for an HL7 message.
HL7Util	Utility methods.
MSHSegment	Represents an MSH segment.
XMLConverter	Converts HL7Message(s) to and from XML.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
HL7ContentException	Exception thrown to indicate invalid HL7 content was encountered.