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type: "fhir-fhirpath-function"
title: "FHIR FHIRPath Function: %factory.create"
source: "source/fhirpath.html"
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# FHIR FHIRPath Function: %factory.create

This page is part of **FHIR FHIRPath** (FHIR-specific extensions). Base spec lives at [FHIRPath](/fhirpath).

`%factory.create(type) : {type}`

Create an instance of the named type: `%factory.create(SampledData)`

Parameters:

-   **type**: a value that is the type to create. This is a FHIRPath type specifier, and the default namespace is 'FHIR'

**Return Value:** an instance of the named type.

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