/**
 */
package org.hl7.fhir;


/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Element Definition Base</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * Captures constraints on each element within the resource, profile, or extension.
 * If the element is present, it must have a value for at least one of the defined elements, an @id referenced from the Narrative, or extensions
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * </p>
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.hl7.fhir.ElementDefinitionBase#getPath <em>Path</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.hl7.fhir.ElementDefinitionBase#getMin <em>Min</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.hl7.fhir.ElementDefinitionBase#getMax <em>Max</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @see org.hl7.fhir.FhirPackage#getElementDefinitionBase()
 * @model extendedMetaData="name='ElementDefinition.Base' kind='elementOnly'"
 * @generated
 */
public interface ElementDefinitionBase extends Element {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Path</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The Path that identifies the base element - this matches the ElementDefinition.path for that element. Across FHIR, there is only one base definition of any element - that is, an element definition on a [[[StructureDefinition]]] without a StructureDefinition.base.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Path</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setPath(org.hl7.fhir.String)
	 * @see org.hl7.fhir.FhirPackage#getElementDefinitionBase_Path()
	 * @model containment="true" required="true"
	 *        extendedMetaData="kind='element' name='path' namespace='##targetNamespace'"
	 * @generated
	 */
	org.hl7.fhir.String getPath();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.hl7.fhir.ElementDefinitionBase#getPath <em>Path</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Path</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getPath()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setPath(org.hl7.fhir.String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Min</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Minimum cardinality of the base element identified by the path.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Min</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setMin(org.hl7.fhir.Integer)
	 * @see org.hl7.fhir.FhirPackage#getElementDefinitionBase_Min()
	 * @model containment="true" required="true"
	 *        extendedMetaData="kind='element' name='min' namespace='##targetNamespace'"
	 * @generated
	 */
	org.hl7.fhir.Integer getMin();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.hl7.fhir.ElementDefinitionBase#getMin <em>Min</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Min</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getMin()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setMin(org.hl7.fhir.Integer value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Max</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Maximum cardinality of the base element identified by the path.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Max</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setMax(org.hl7.fhir.String)
	 * @see org.hl7.fhir.FhirPackage#getElementDefinitionBase_Max()
	 * @model containment="true" required="true"
	 *        extendedMetaData="kind='element' name='max' namespace='##targetNamespace'"
	 * @generated
	 */
	org.hl7.fhir.String getMax();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.hl7.fhir.ElementDefinitionBase#getMax <em>Max</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Max</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getMax()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setMax(org.hl7.fhir.String value);

} // ElementDefinitionBase