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SetDateValue(DicomElement,DateTime[]) Method
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Leadtools.Dicom Namespace > DicomDataSet Class > SetDateValue Method : SetDateValue(DicomElement,DateTime[]) Method



element
An item in the Data Set.
value
Pointer to array of DateTime objects that contains the Date value(s) to set.
element
An item in the Data Set.
value
Pointer to array of DateTime objects that contains the Date value(s) to set.
Sets the Date value(s) of a Data Element.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Overloads Public Function SetDateValue( _
   ByVal element As DicomElement, _
   ByVal value() As Date _
) As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As DicomDataSet
Dim element As DicomElement
Dim value() As Date
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.SetDateValue(element, value)
C# 
public bool SetDateValue( 
   DicomElement element,
   DateTime[] value
)
C++/CLI 
public:
bool SetDateValue( 
   DicomElement^ element,
   array<DateTime>^ value
)

Parameters

element
An item in the Data Set.
value
Pointer to array of DateTime objects that contains the Date value(s) to set.

Return Value

true if the Date value(s) were set successfully. false if could not set the Date value(s) of the Data Element.

Example

This example will insert several elements into a DICOM data set and set.the values

Visual BasicCopy Code
'''
Private Sub DicomDataSet_SetDateValueExample()
   ' Create a DicomDataSet
   Dim ds As DicomDataSet = New DicomDataSet()
   Dim element As DicomElement = Nothing

   element = ds.InsertElement(Nothing, False, DicomTag.DateOfLastCalibration, DicomVRType.DA, False, -1)
   Dim dateArray As DateTime() = {New DateTime(2000, 3, 8, 12, 30, 0), New DateTime(2003, 5, 16, 1, 30, 0)}
   ds.SetDateValue(element, dateArray)

   element = ds.InsertElement(Nothing, False, DicomTag.TimeOfLastCalibration, DicomVRType.TM, False, -1)
   ds.SetTimeValue(element, dateArray)

   element = ds.InsertElement(Nothing, False, DicomTag.ReferencedDateTime, DicomVRType.DT, False, -1)
   ds.SetDateTimeValue(element, dateArray)

   ds.Save(LeadtoolsExamples.Common.ImagesPath.Path + "test.dcm", DicomDataSetSaveFlags.None)
End Sub
C#Copy Code
///  
private void DicomDataSet_SetDateValueExample() 
{ 
   // Create a DicomDataSet  
   DicomDataSet ds = new DicomDataSet(); 
 
   DicomElement element = null; 
 
   element = ds.InsertElement(null, false, DicomTag.DateOfLastCalibration, DicomVRType.DA, false, -1); 
   DateTime[] dateArray = { new DateTime(2000, 3, 8, 12, 30, 0), new DateTime(2003, 5, 16, 1, 30, 0) }; 
   ds.SetDateValue(element, dateArray); 
 
   element = ds.InsertElement(null, false, DicomTag.TimeOfLastCalibration, DicomVRType.TM, false, -1); 
   ds.SetTimeValue(element, dateArray); 
 
   element = ds.InsertElement(null, false, DicomTag.ReferencedDateTime, DicomVRType.DT, false, -1); 
   ds.SetDateTimeValue(element, dateArray); 
 
   ds.Save(LeadtoolsExamples.Common.ImagesPath.Path + "test.dcm", DicomDataSetSaveFlags.None); 
}

Remarks

This method can be called only if the Value Representation of the Data Element is DicomVRType.DA. For more information about Value Representations, refer to Default Value Representation Table.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family

See Also

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