VersionAlgorithm

Version Algorithm

activeExtensions for Using Data Elements from FHIR R5 in FHIR R40.1.0complete5 concepts

Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which is more current.

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir
Canonical URL
http://hl7.org/fhir/version-algorithm
ID
version-algorithm
Version
5.0.0
Publisher
FHIR Infrastructure
Case Sensitive
Yes

Concepts (5)

CodeDisplayDefinition
semverSemVerUses the semantic versioning scheme as defined in [semver.org](http://semver.org).
integerIntegerVersions are integers and ordered numerically
alphaAlphabeticalSimple alphabetic sort on a case-insensitive and accent-insensitive basis. (Sorting of different cases or accented versions of a character is indeterminate)
dateDateVersions are expressed as an ISO date/time syntax (including syntaxes with only portions of a date)
naturalNaturalSorted according to the algorithm defined here: [naturalordersort.org](http://www.naturalordersort.org/)