L_DicomGetPrevCodedConcept

#include "ltdic.h"

L_LTDIC_API pDICOMCODEDCONCEPT L_DicomGetPrevCodedConcept(pCodedConcept)

pDICOMCODEDCONCEPT pCodedConcept;

/* pointer to a Coded Concept */

Returns a pointer to the Coded Concept in the same Context Group that immediately precedes the specified Coded Concept.

Parameter

Description

pCodedConcept

Pointer to a DICOMCODEDCONCEPT structure that specifies a Coded Concept. The function returns a pointer to the structure that specifies the Concept which immediately precedes this Concept (in the same Context Group), if there is one.

Returns

!NULL

Pointer to a DICOMCODEDCONCEPT structure that specifies the Coded Concept which immediately precedes the Concept specified by pCodedConcept.

NULL

No Coded Concept precedes the one specified by pCodedConcept. (pCodedConcept is the first Coded Concept in its Context Group.)

Comments

Along with this function, the following functions can be used to maneuver through the Coded Concepts of a Context Group in the Context Group Table:

L_DicomGetFirstCodedConcept

L_DicomGetLastCodedConcept

L_DicomGetNextCodedConcept

You can also use the L_DicomGetCountCodedConcept and L_DicomFindIndexCodedConcept functions to enumerate the Coded Concepts.

Use the L_DicomGetCodedConceptGroup function to determine which Context Group contains a specific Coded Concept.

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

See Also

Functions:

L_DicomLoadContextGroup, L_DicomInsertContextGroup, L_DicomGetFirstCodedConcept, L_DicomGetLastCodedConcept, L_DicomGetNextCodedConcept, L_DicomGetCountCodedConcept, L_DicomFindIndexCodedConcept, L_DicomGetCodedConceptGroup, L_DicomSetCodedConceptCodeMeaning, L_DicomDeleteCodedConcept, L_DicomGetPrevContextGroup

Topics:

Working with Context Groups

Example

For an example, refer to L_DicomGetFirstCodedConcept.