LDicomDS::SetStringValue

#include "Ltdic.h"

L_BOOL LDicomDS::SetStringValue(pElement, pValue, nCount)

pDICOMELEMENT pElement;	/* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */
L_CHAR * pValue;	/* pointer to a character */
L_UINT32 nCount;	/* number of values to set */

Sets the string value(s) of a Data Element.

Parameter	Description
pElement	Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure within the Data Set.
pValue	Pointer to a or character string that contains the string value(s) to set. If you want to set multiple values in the Value Field, put all string values in this string and set nCount to the appropriate number of values.
nCount	Value that indicates the number of values to set in the Value Field. If you want to set multiple values in the Value Field, put all the string values in pValue and set nCount to the appropriate number.

Returns

TRUE	The string value(s) were set successfully.
FALSE	Could not set the string value(s) of the Data Element.

Comments

Note: You must allocate the memory for pValue.

If you want to set more than one value in the Value Field of the Data Element, put all the string values in pValue and set nCount to the corresponding number of entries. For example, if you wish to set three string values in the Value Field of the Data Element, put all three strings in pValue, separated by the "0" delimiter and set nCount to three. For example, the illustration below shows a character string, containing three strings separated by the 0 delimiter.

$image\String.gif$

For more information on required delimiters between multiple values, refer to An Overview of the DICOM File Format and the DICOM Standard.

If more than one value is stored in the Value Field of the Data Element, you must set all values at the same time.

This function can be called only if the Value Representation of the Data Element is VR_AE, VR_CS, VR_LO, VR_LT, VR_SH, VR_ST, VR_UI, VR_UT, or VR_PN. For more information about Value Representations, refer to Default Value Representation Table.

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

Functions:	LDicomDS::SetBinaryValue, LDicomDS::SetShortValue, LDicomDS::SetLongValue, LDicomDS::SetFloatValue, LDicomDS::SetDoubleValue, LDicomDS::SetStringValue, LDicomDS::SetAgeValue, LDicomDS::SetDateValue, LDicomDS::SetTimeValue, LDicomDS::SetDateTimeValue
Topics:	Working with Data Sets