31. class CaptureCodeField: Encounter
record type code
Although this field inherits from FieldItem, it
does not have a .scanField() method, just a .flatten() method used when writing the output record.
For code values, see the
specification.
baseclasses.py
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class CaptureCodeField(FieldItem):
'''Represents a capture code that identifies the encounter type.
Exports: as inherited.
'''
31.1. CaptureCodeField.flatten()
Field-flattener for the capture code.
baseclasses.py
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@staticmethod
def flatten(captureCodeField):
'''Field flattener.
'''
if captureCodeField is None:
return ' '
else:
return captureCodeField.value
