HL7 V2 | TABLE 0299
Table 0299: Encoding
HL7-defined table of codes identifying the type of encoding used to represent successive octets of binary data as displayable ASCII characters. These are defined by IETF; more information may be found at https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1521.txt
- Type
- HL7-defined
- Codes
- 3
- Introduced
- HL7 v2.3
- THO code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0299- OID
2.16.840.1.113883.18.185
HL7-defined: The standard fixes the values. PipeHat flags codes outside this list as warnings.
Codes
| Code | Meaning | Definition |
|---|---|---|
A | No encoding - data are displayable ASCII characters. | |
Hex | Hexadecimal encoding - consecutive pairs of hexadecimal digits represent consecutive single octets. | |
Base64 | Encoding as defined by MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) standard RFC 1521. Four consecutive ASCII characters represent three consecutive octets of binary data. Base64 utilizes a 65-character subset of US-ASCII, consisting of both the upper and | Encoding as defined by MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) standard RFC 1521. Four consecutive ASCII characters represent three consecutive octets of binary data. Base64 utilizes a 65-character subset of US-ASCII, consisting of both the upper and lower case alphabetic characters, digits “0” through “9”, “+”, “/”, and “=”. |
Source: HL7 Terminology (THO) 7.4.0, published by HL7 International under CC0. Check your trading partner's specification for the values they actually send.