core.hl7segment.setcomponent

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Hl7Segment.setComponent() method

Sets a component value by field index and component index. This is a shortcut for getField(field).setComponent(component, value). Note that both indices are 1-based, not 0-based.

Signature:

setComponent(fieldIndex: number, component: number, value: string, subcomponent?: number, repetition?: number): boolean;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fieldIndex	number	The HL7 field index
component	number	The component index
value	string	The new component value
subcomponent	number	(Optional) Optional subcomponent index
repetition	number	(Optional) Optional repetition index

Returns:

boolean

true if the component was set, false otherwise