gov.va.medora.mdws.NoteLib.getFromEncounterString C# (CSharp) Method

        internal Encounter getFromEncounterString(string encounterString)
        {
            string[] flds = StringUtils.split(encounterString, StringUtils.SEMICOLON);
            if (flds.Length != 3)
            {
                throw new Exception("Invalid encounter string: does not contain 3 parts");
            }
            if (!StringUtils.isNumeric(flds[0]))
            {
                throw new Exception("Invalid encounter string: non-numeric location IEN");
            }
            //TBD: how to test for valid VistA timestamp (fld[1])
            if (flds[2] != "A" && flds[2] != "H" && flds[2] != "E")
            {
                throw new Exception("Invalid encounter string: type must be A, H or E");
            }
            Encounter result = new Encounter();
            result.LocationId = flds[0];
            result.Timestamp = flds[1];
            result.Type = flds[2];
            return result;
        }