package org.hl7.fhir.dstu2.model;

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import ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.annotation.DatatypeDef;

/**
 * Represents a Time datatype, per the FHIR specification. A time is a specification of hours and minutes (and optionally milliseconds), with NO date and NO timezone information attached. It is
 * expressed as a string in the form <code>HH:mm:ss[.SSSS]</code>
 */
@DatatypeDef(name="time")
public class TimeType extends PrimitiveType<String> {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 3L;

	/**
	 * Constructor
	 */
	public TimeType() {
		// nothing
	}
	
	/**
	 * Constructor
	 */
	public TimeType(String theValue) {
		setValue(theValue);
	}

	@Override
	protected String parse(String theValue) {
		return theValue;
	}

	@Override
	protected String encode(String theValue) {
		return theValue;
	}

	@Override
	public TimeType copy() {
		return new TimeType(getValue());
	}

	public String fhirType() {
		return "time";
	}

}