EdiDataElement

EdiDataElement represents a simple (non-composite) X12 data element. Instances are produced by EdiDataElementParser when it splits a segment into elements (BR-020) and are serialized back to text with a trailing data-element delimiter (*) by EdiRecordBuilder.BuildDataElementValue (BR-028).

Purpose

• Represents one non-composite data element's raw value and ordinal position within its parent segment.
• Self-identifies as ElementType.DataElement so callers (e.g. EdiSegment.GetCompositeElement) can distinguish simple elements from composite ones without inspecting the value's content.
• ToString() re-serializes the element to its asterisk-terminated X12 text form via EdiRecordBuilder.BuildDataElementValue.

Context

• Namespace: SAIF.Common.Files.Edi
• Assembly/package: SAIF.Framework.Common.Files
• Base class: EdiElement
• Implements: IEdiDataElement

Public members

Member	Signature	Purpose
Type	public override ElementType Type { get; }	Always returns ElementType.DataElement, identifying this instance as a simple data element.
ToString	public override string ToString()	Serializes this element's Value with a trailing asterisk delimiter via EdiRecordBuilder.BuildDataElementValue (BR-028).

Inherited public members

Members in this section are inherited from EdiElement in SAIF.Framework.Common.Files. They are available on this type through inheritance, though Type is overridden above and documented there with its EdiDataElement-specific behavior.

Member	Signature	Purpose	Origin
Index	public int Index { get; set; }	The element's ordinal position within its parent segment.	SAIF.Framework.Common.Files — EdiElement
Value	public string Value { get; set; }	The raw text value of this data element.	SAIF.Framework.Common.Files — EdiElement
Type	public abstract ElementType Type { get; }	Identifies the concrete element kind.	SAIF.Framework.Common.Files — EdiElement

Sources

• Common\SAIF.Common.Files\Edi\EdiDataElement.cs
• Common\SAIF.Common.Files\Edi\IEdiDataElement.cs