L_DicomGetChildKey

#include "ltdic.h"

pDICOMELEMENT EXT_FUNCTION L_DicomGetChildKey(hDS, pElement)

HDICOMDS hDS;

/* a DICOM handle*/

pDICOMELEMENT pElement;

/* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */

Returns a pointer to the item in the Dicom Dir Data Set that contains the first key element child of the specified item.

Parameter

Description

hDS

A DICOM handle.

pElement

Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains an item in the Data Set.

Returns

!NULL

A pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains the item in the Data Set that is the first key element child of the item specified in pElement.

NULL

pElement has no child items.

Comments

The child is the offspring one level lower than the specified item. If the specified item has no child items, this function will return NULL. For example:

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If the passed pointer points to :

The function returns a pointer to :

Item 1

NULL

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

NULL

 

The following functions will also help you navigate the Data Set:

L_DicomGetFirstKey

L_DicomGetLastKey

L_DicomGetNextKey

L_DicomGetRootKey

L_DicomGetParentKey

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTDIC

For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application

See Also

Functions:

L_DicomGetFirstKey, L_DicomGetLastKey, L_DicomGetNextKey, L_DicomGetPrevKey, L_DicomGetRootKey, L_DicomGetParentKey

Topics:

Working with Key Elements

Example

For an example, refer to L_DicomInsertKey.