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

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

`%factory.{primitive}(value, extensions) : {primitive}`

Create an instance of the type with the value and possibly one or more extensions. e.g., `%factory.code('final')`.

Parameters:

-   **value**: a primitive type (string, or will be converted to a string if necessary) that contains the value for the primitive type.
-   **extensions**: a collection of extensions for the primitive type

**Return Value:** the primitive type, or an error.

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