Class ResearchStudy.Arm

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Visitable
    Enclosing class:
    ResearchStudy

    public static class ResearchStudy.Arm
    extends BackboneElement
    Describes an expected sequence of events for one of the participants of a study. E.g. Exposure to drug A, wash-out, exposure to drug B, wash-out, follow-up.
    • Method Detail

      • getName

        public String getName()
        Unique, human-readable label for this arm of the study.
        Returns:
        An immutable object of type String that is non-null.
      • getType

        public CodeableConcept getType()
        Categorization of study arm, e.g. experimental, active comparator, placebo comparater.
        Returns:
        An immutable object of type CodeableConcept that may be null.
      • getDescription

        public String getDescription()
        A succinct description of the path through the study that would be followed by a subject adhering to this arm.
        Returns:
        An immutable object of type String 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