L_DicomGetLevelElement

#include "Ltdic.h"

L_UINT32 EXT_FUNCTION L_DicomGetLevelElement(hDS, pElement)

HDICOMDS hDS;	/* a DICOM handle */
pDICOMELEMENT pElement;	/* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */

Returns a value that indicates the level at which the specified element is located within the Data Set.

Parameter	Description
hDS	Pointer to a class.
pElement	Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure within the Data Set.

Returns

The level at which the specified element is located within the Data Set.

Comments

This function requires that the Data Set is evaluated as a tree.

The following illustration gives an example:

$image\GetLevel.gif$

If the passed pointer points to	The function returns
Item 1	0
Item 2	1
Item 3	2

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

Topics:

Working with Data Sets

Example

/* This example displays the level of an element */

L_VOID Test()
{
   HDICOMDS       hDS;
   pDICOMELEMENT  pElement;
   L_UINT32       nLevel;
   L_CHAR         szText[30];

   hDS = L_DicomCreateDS(NULL);

   L_DicomInitDS(hDS, CLASS_XA_BIPLANE_IMAGE_STORAGE_RETIRED, 0);

   pElement = L_DicomFindFirstElement(hDS, NULL, TAG_RADIATION_SETTING, FALSE);
   if (pElement != NULL)
   {
      nLevel = L_DicomGetLevelElement(hDS, pElement);
      wsprintf(szText, "%ld", nLevel);
      MessageBox(NULL, szText, "Notice", MB_OK);
   }

   L_DicomFreeDS(hDS);
}