Class Evidence.VariableDefinition

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Visitable
    Enclosing class:
    Evidence

    public static class Evidence.VariableDefinition
    extends BackboneElement
    Evidence variable such as population, exposure, or outcome.
    • Method Detail

      • getDescription

        public Markdown getDescription()
        A text description or summary of the variable.
        Returns:
        An immutable object of type Markdown that may be null.
      • getNote

        public java.util.List<Annotation> getNote()
        Footnotes and/or explanatory notes.
        Returns:
        An unmodifiable list containing immutable objects of type Annotation that may be empty.
      • getVariableRole

        public CodeableConcept getVariableRole()
        population | subpopulation | exposure | referenceExposure | measuredVariable | confounder.
        Returns:
        An immutable object of type CodeableConcept that is non-null.
      • getObserved

        public Reference getObserved()
        Definition of the actual variable related to the statistic(s).
        Returns:
        An immutable object of type Reference that may be null.
      • getIntended

        public Reference getIntended()
        Definition of the intended variable related to the Evidence.
        Returns:
        An immutable object of type Reference that may be null.
      • getDirectnessMatch

        public CodeableConcept getDirectnessMatch()
        Indication of quality of match between intended variable to actual variable.
        Returns:
        An immutable object of type CodeableConcept that may be null.
      • accept

        public void accept​(java.lang.String elementName,
                           int elementIndex,
                           Visitor visitor)
        Description copied from interface: Visitable
        Accept a Visitor and invoke the appropriate visit methods. A typical implementation would look like this:
         if (visitor.preVisit(this)) {
             visitor.visitStart(elementName, elementIndex, this);
             if (visitor.visit(elementName, elementIndex, this)) {
                 // visit children
             }
             visitor.visitEnd(elementName, elementIndex, this);
             visitor.postVisit(this);
         }
         
        Specified by:
        accept in interface Visitable
        Specified by:
        accept in class AbstractVisitable
        Parameters:
        elementName - the name of the element in the context of this visit
        elementIndex - the index of the element in a list or -1 if it is not contained within a List
        visitor - the visitor to use
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object obj)
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.lang.Object
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class java.lang.Object