001package org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model;
002
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034import org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api.IBaseDatatype;
035
036import ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.IElement;
037
038/**
039 * An element that is a type. Used when the element type in FHIR is a choice of more than one data type
040 */
041public abstract class Type extends Element implements IBaseDatatype, IElement {
042
043  private static final long serialVersionUID = 4623040030733049991L;
044
045        public Type copy() {
046                return typedCopy();
047        }
048
049        protected abstract Type typedCopy();
050}