FHIRPath Function: skip

Returns a collection containing all but the first num items in the input collection. Will return an empty collection if there are no items remaining after the indicated number of items have been skipped, or if the input collection is empty. If num is less than or equal to zero, the input collection is simply returned.

Summary

• Category: Subsetting
• Section: 5.3.6
• Return Type: collection
• Empty Input Result: empty
• Errors on Multiple Input: false

Description

Returns a collection containing all but the first num items in the input collection.

Arguments

• num: Integer - Number of items to skip

Type Mapping

• Any-Any

Example

Patient.name.skip(1) // skips the first name element