# `HL7v2.Type.DIN`
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Date and Institution Name (DIN) -- HL7v2 composite data type.

Associates a date with an institution name. Used in PRA-5.

2 components:
1. Date (TS) -- sub-components delimited by `&`
2. Institution Name (CE) -- sub-components delimited by `&`

# `t`

```elixir
@type t() :: %HL7v2.Type.DIN{
  date: HL7v2.Type.TS.t() | nil,
  institution_name: HL7v2.Type.CE.t() | nil
}
```

# `encode`

```elixir
@spec encode(t() | nil) :: list()
```

Encodes a DIN to a list of component strings.

## Examples

    iex> HL7v2.Type.DIN.encode(%HL7v2.Type.DIN{institution_name: %HL7v2.Type.CE{identifier: "HOSP1"}})
    ["", "HOSP1"]

    iex> HL7v2.Type.DIN.encode(nil)
    []

# `parse`

```elixir
@spec parse(list()) :: t()
```

Parses a DIN from a list of components.

## Examples

    iex> HL7v2.Type.DIN.parse(["20260101", "HOSP1&City Hospital&LOCAL"])
    %HL7v2.Type.DIN{
      date: %HL7v2.Type.TS{time: %HL7v2.Type.DTM{year: 2026, month: 1, day: 1}},
      institution_name: %HL7v2.Type.CE{identifier: "HOSP1", text: "City Hospital", name_of_coding_system: "LOCAL"}
    }

    iex> HL7v2.Type.DIN.parse([])
    %HL7v2.Type.DIN{}

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