FHIR Chat · FHITPath .matches() with linebreaks · implementers

Stream: implementers

Topic: FHITPath .matches() with linebreaks

Pieter Edelman (May 12 2021 at 19:09):

Hi,
I'm trying to use the .matches() FHIRPath function to check if the StructureDefintion.purpose text is properly populated in some of our profiles. This works as long as I don't include linebreaks in the .purpose field. If I do, I get inconsistent results. Take the following synthetic example:

  -- snip --
  <description value="An anatomical location specifies the location (e.g. foot) and laterality (e.g. links) of a bodypart." />
  <purpose value="A&#xD;&#xA;B" />
  <fhirVersion value="4.0.1" />
  -- snip --

Yields:

However, the specification states that regexes in matches() are considered to use single-line mode, suggesting that a dot should match newlines. Could anybody help out?

Lloyd McKenzie (May 12 2021 at 21:45):

Maybe raise on #fhirpath ?

Pieter Edelman (May 14 2021 at 06:39):

Didn't even realize this stream existed, I've moved the topic

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