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GetStringValuePtr Method
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Leadtools.Dicom Namespace > DicomDataSet Class : GetStringValuePtr Method




element
An item in the Data Set.
index
The zero-based index of the string value to retrieve, when more than one value is stored in the Value Field.
Returns a pointer to a string value, stored in the Value Field, of the specified element.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Function GetStringValuePtr( _
   ByVal element As DicomElement, _
   ByVal index As Integer _
) As IntPtr
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As DicomDataSet
Dim element As DicomElement
Dim index As Integer
Dim value As IntPtr
 
value = instance.GetStringValuePtr(element, index)
C# 
public IntPtr GetStringValuePtr( 
   DicomElement element,
   int index
)
Managed Extensions for C++ 
public: IntPtr GetStringValuePtr( 
   DicomElement* element,
   int index
)
C++/CLI 
public:
IntPtr GetStringValuePtr( 
   DicomElement^ element,
   int index
)

Parameters

element
An item in the Data Set.
index
The zero-based index of the string value to retrieve, when more than one value is stored in the Value Field.

Return Value

A pointer to a string value stored in the Value Field of the specified Data Element. null if The length of the Value Field is 0, the method was called for the incorrect Value Representation type, or the method was called for a folder (sequence) element.

Example

For an example, refer to SetIntValue.

Remarks

The method can be used to get one string value at a time. Therefore, if multiple values are stored in the Value Field, the method needs to be called multiple times to get all the values. This method can be called only if the Value Representation of the Data Element is DicomVRType.AE, DicomVRType.CS, DicomVRType.LO, DicomVRType.LT, DicomVRType.SH, DicomVRType.ST, DicomVRType.UI, DicomVRType.UT, or DicomVRType.PN. For more information about Value Representations, refer to Default Value Representation Table.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

See Also

Leadtools.Dicom requires a Medical toolkit license and unlock key. For more information, refer to: Raster Pro/Document/Medical Features