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Class: Hl7Context

The Hl7Context class represents the parsing context for an HL7 message.

MSH-1: https://hl7-definition.caristix.com/v2/HL7v2.6/Fields/MSH.1

MSH-2: https://hl7-definition.caristix.com/v2/HL7v2.6/Fields/MSH.2

See this tutorial on MSH, and why it's a bad idea to use anything other than the default values: https://www.hl7soup.com/HL7TutorialMSH.html

Constructors​

constructor​

• new Hl7Context(segmentSeparator?, fieldSeparator?, componentSeparator?, repetitionSeparator?, escapeCharacter?, subcomponentSeparator?)

Parameters​

NameTypeDefault value
segmentSeparatorstring'\r'
fieldSeparatorstring`'
componentSeparatorstring'^'
repetitionSeparatorstring'~'
escapeCharacterstring'\\'
subcomponentSeparatorstring'&'

Defined in​

packages/core/src/hl7.ts:16

Properties​

segmentSeparator​

• Readonly segmentSeparator: string = '\r'

Defined in​

packages/core/src/hl7.ts:17

fieldSeparator​

• Readonly fieldSeparator: string = '|'

Defined in​

packages/core/src/hl7.ts:18

componentSeparator​

• Readonly componentSeparator: string = '^'

Defined in​

packages/core/src/hl7.ts:19

repetitionSeparator​

• Readonly repetitionSeparator: string = '~'

Defined in​

packages/core/src/hl7.ts:20

escapeCharacter​

• Readonly escapeCharacter: string = '\\'

Defined in​

packages/core/src/hl7.ts:21

subcomponentSeparator​

• Readonly subcomponentSeparator: string = '&'

Defined in​

packages/core/src/hl7.ts:22

Methods​

getMsh2​

▸ getMsh2(): string

Returns the MSH-2 field value based on the configured separators.

Returns​

string

The HL7 MSH-2 field value.

Defined in​

packages/core/src/hl7.ts:29