NAME
Net::HL7::Segment
SYNOPSIS
my $seg = new Net::HL7::Segment("MSH");
$seg->setField(1, "^~\&"); print $seg->getField(1);
DESCRIPTION
The Net::HL7::Segment class represents segments of the HL7 message.
METHODS
new($name)
Create an instance of this segment. The field separator defaults to '|'. If the name is not given, no segment is created.
setField($index, $value)
Set the field specified by index to value. Indices start at 1, to stay with the HL7 standard. Trying to set the value at index 0 has no effect;
getField($index)
Get the field at index.
getName()
Get the name of the segment. This is basically the value at index 0
setFieldSeparator($sep)
Set the field separator for the segment
getFieldSeparator()
Get the field separator for the segment
toString()
Return a string representation of this segment, based on the Net::HL7::Segment::FIELD_SEPARATOR variable.
AUTHOR
D.A.Dokter <dokter@wyldebeast-wunderliebe.com>
LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2002 D.A.Dokter. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.