package ca.uhn.fhir.model.api;
import java.io.Serializable;
import ca.uhn.fhir.context.FhirContext;
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public interface IQueryParameterType extends Serializable {
/**
* This method is generally only called by HAPI itself, and should not need to be called from user code.
*
* <p>
* See FHIR specification <a href="http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/fhir/search.html#ptypes">2.2.2 Search
* SearchParameter Types</a> for information on the <b>token</b> format
* </p>
* @param theContext TODO
* @param theParamName TODO
* @param theQualifier
* The parameter name qualifier that accompanied this value. For example, if the complete query was
* <code>http://foo?name:exact=John</code>, qualifier would be ":exact"
* @param theValue
* The actual parameter value. For example, if the complete query was
* <code>http://foo?name:exact=John</code>, the value would be "John"
*/
public void setValueAsQueryToken(FhirContext theContext, String theParamName, String theQualifier, String theValue);
/**
* Returns a representation of this parameter's value as it will be represented "over the wire". In other
* words, how it will be presented in a URL (although not URL escaped)
*
* <p>
* See FHIR specification <a href="http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/fhir/search.html#ptypes">2.2.2 Search
* SearchParameter Types</a> for information on the <b>token</b> format
* </p>
* @param theContext TODO
*
* @return Returns a representation of this parameter's value as it will be represented "over the wire". In other
* words, how it will be presented in a URL (although not URL escaped)
*/
public String getValueAsQueryToken(FhirContext theContext);
/**
* This method will return any qualifier that should be appended to the parameter name (e.g ":exact")
*/
public String getQueryParameterQualifier();
/**
* If set to non-null value, indicates that this parameter has been populated with a "[name]:missing=true" or "[name]:missing=false" vale
* instead of a normal value
*/
Boolean getMissing();
/**
* If set to non-null value, indicates that this parameter has been populated with a "[name]:missing=true" or "[name]:missing=false" vale
* instead of a normal value
*
* @return Returns a reference to <code>this</code> for easier method chaining
*/
IQueryParameterType setMissing(Boolean theMissing);
}