A text item whose value must be the rubric from a controlled terminology, the
key (i.e. the code') of which is the defining_code attribute. In other words: a
DV_CODED_TEXT is a combination of a CODE_PHRASE (effectively a code) and
the rubric of that term, from a terminology service, in the language in which the
data was authored.

Since DV_CODED_TEXT is a subtype of DV_TEXT, it can be used in place of it,
effectively allowing the type DV_TEXT to mean a text item, which may option-
ally be coded .

If the intention is to represent a term code attached in some way to a fragment of
plain text, DV_CODED_TEXT should not be used; instead use a DV_TEXT and a
TERM_MAPPING to a CODE_PHRASE.

Declaration :

• C++ : class DV_CODED_TEXT : public DV_TEXT
• Java : public class DV_CODED_TEXT extends DV_TEXT

Artifact : DV_CODED_TEXT