GetDateValue Example for C#

//This example uses the predefined variable “Text1” of type “TextBox” from “.NET Framework”.
//LEADDICOM1 is a DICOM Dataset defined outside this method
private void TestGetDateValue()
{
   int lCount = 0;
   short nRet = 0;
   LEADDICOM1.EnableMethodErrors = false;
   //move to the root element
   LEADDICOM1.MoveFirstElement(false);
   LEADDICOM1.MoveRootElement();
   //insert a new element for the Date Value
   LEADDICOM1.InsertElement(false, (int)LTDICLib.DicomDataSetTagConstants2.TAG_PATIENT_BIRTH_DATE, (short)LTDICLib.DicomVRCodeConstants.VR_DA, false, 0);
   //insert an Date value into the element
   LEADDICOM1.DateValueCount = 1;
   LEADDICOM1.get_DateValues(0).Year = 1971;
   LEADDICOM1.get_DateValues(0).Month = 12;
   LEADDICOM1.get_DateValues(0).Day = 12;
   //set the date
   nRet = LEADDICOM1.SetDateValue(1);
   if (nRet != 0)
   {
      MessageBox.Show("Error");
      return;
   }
   LEADDICOM1.DateValueCount = 0;
   //free the value
   Text1.Visible = true;
   Text1.Text = "";
   //get the value count
   lCount = LEADDICOM1.GetValueCount();
   MessageBox.Show("There are " + System.Convert.ToString(lCount) + " values!");
   //get the value
   nRet = LEADDICOM1.GetDateValue(0, lCount);
   //display the value
   Text1.Text = "Year: " + System.Convert.ToString(LEADDICOM1.get_DateValues(0).Year) + " Month: " + System.Convert.ToString(LEADDICOM1.get_DateValues(0).Month + " Day: " + System.Convert.ToString(LEADDICOM1.get_DateValues(0).Day));
   LEADDICOM1.EnableMethodErrors = true;
   MessageBox.Show("wait");
}