[HAPI-devel] Checking for the existence of a segment or group

When building a transform of an HL7 message where some segment is optional, but if it is present lots of fields are to be checked and transformed, I like to check for existence of the segment first. Using HAPI I code the check like this: if (!("IN1".equals(hl7Message.getINSURANCE(0).

Re: [HAPI-devel] Difference between 2.3 and 2.4

No, obviously there is a bug in the HL7 database, which marks the field as non-repeatable in version 2.4 (back to repeatable in 2.5!). The HL7 standard mandates this field to be repeatable for 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5. Feel free to file a bug report (http://sourceforge.net/p/hl7api/bugs/), so we can fix th

[HAPI-devel] Difference between 2.3 and 2.4

Hi, Is it normal that the field OBX.8 (AbnormalFlags) allow repetition in version 2.3 and does not allow repetition in version 2.4 Thank your for your help. --     Best regards