L_DicomFindPrevElement

#include "Ltdic.h"

L_LTDIC_API pDICOMELEMENT L_DicomFindPrevElement(hDS, pElement, bTree)

HDICOMDS hDS;	/* A DICOM handle */
pDICOMELEMENT pElement;	/* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */
L_BOOL bTree;	/* flag that indicates how to evaluate the Data Set */

Returns a pointer to the previous item in the Data Set with a specific tag.

Parameter	Description
hDS	A DICOM handle.
pElement	Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure within the Data Set.
bTree	Flag that indicates how the Data Set will be evaluated. Possible values are:
	Value	Meaning
	TRUE	Evaluate the Data Set as a tree.
	FALSE	Evaluate the Data Set as a list.

Returns

!NULL	A pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains the previous item in the Data Set with a specified tag.
NULL	A previous item with the specified tag was not found.

Comments

Note: This function does not specify a tag to use when searching. However the tag that was used in the last call to L_DicomFindFirstElement or L_DicomFindLastElement is used by default when searching.

If the Data Set is evaluated as a tree structure, this function returns the previous item on the same level as pElement, with the same parent as pElement, that has tag nTag.

For the sake of these illustrations, the order of siblings is top to bottom.

Please note that the numbering of the items of interest in this first illustration is arbitrary and does not imply order.

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If the passed pointer points to :

The function returns a pointer to :

Item 1	The previous sibling (same level, same parent) of Item 1 that has tag nTag, if such an item exists. If such an item does not exist, the function returns NULL.
Item 2	The previous sibling (same level, same parent) of Item 2 that has tag nTag, if such an item exists. If such an item does not exist, the function returns NULL.
Item 3	The previous sibling (same level, same parent) of Item 3 that has tag nTag, if such an item exists. If such an item does not exist, the function returns NULL.

If the Data Set is evaluated as a list, this function returns the previous item in the entire list that has tag nTag.

For the sake of these illustrations, the order of siblings is top to bottom.

Please note that the numbering of the items in this illustration does indicate the order of the items when the Data Set is evaluated as a list.

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If the passed pointer points to :	The function returns a pointer to :
Item 1	The previous item in the list that has tag nTag, if such an item exists. If an item with tag nTag is not found, NULL is returned.
Item 14	The previous item in the list that has tag nTag, if such an item exists. If an item with tag nTag is not found, NULL is returned.
Item 22	The previous item in the list that has tag nTag, if such an item exists. If an item with tag nTag is not found, NULL is returned.

The following functions will also help you find elements in the Data Set with a specific tag:

L_DicomFindFirstElement

L_DicomFindLastElement

L_DicomFindNextElement

The following functions will help you find specific modules in the Data Set:

L_DicomFindModule

L_DicomFindIndexModule

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:	L_DicomFindFirstElement, L_DicomFindLastElement, L_DicomFindNextElement, L_DicomFindModule, L_DicomFindIndexModule
Topics:	Working with Data Sets