Bert, Paths are unique, they must be. The archetype node ID provides you a link to the ontology to give you the semantics, this is fundamental to Archetypes.
Heath > -----Original Message----- > From: openehr-technical-bounces at openehr.org [mailto:openehr-technical- > bounces at openehr.org] On Behalf Of Bert Verhees > Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2007 1:56 AM > To: For openEHR technical discussions > Subject: Re: path of ArchetypeInternalRef > > Thanks Heath, for trying to explain to me. > > It is still not clear to me, please allow me one question. > > Since archetype_node_id's are not unique inside an archetype, even paths > are not unique, from a programmers point of view: > > Please correct me if I am wrong. > There is only one way to create the data-set which represents the > archetype, that is > Take the root object from an archetype (which is the locatable > rm-object), and iterate to the properties, on an object oriented way, > not necessarily using the archetype_node_id's > > That is OK, but my question is then: > what is the function of the archetype_node_id? > > That I don't understand > > Thanks > Bert > _______________________________________________ > openEHR-technical mailing list > openEHR-technical at openehr.org > http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical
