LDicomDS::GetLevelElement

#include "Ltdic.h"

L_UINT32 LDicomDS::GetLevelElement(pElement)

/* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */

Returns a value that indicates the level at which the specified element is located within the Data Set.

Parameter	Description
pElement	Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure within the Data Set.

Returns

The level at which the specified element is located within the Data Set.

Comments

This function requires that the Data Set is evaluated as a tree.

The following illustration gives an example:

$image\GetLevel.gif$

If the passed pointer points to	The function returns
Item 1	0
Item 2	1
Item 3	2

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

Topics:	Working with Data Sets
	How to Disable the Automatic Loading of the default DICOM IOD Table

Example

This example displays the level of an element.

L_INT LDicomDS_GetLevelElementExample()
{
   LDicomDS*      pDS;
   pDICOMELEMENT  pElement;
   L_UINT32       nLevel;
   L_TCHAR        szText[30];
   pDS = new LDicomDS(NULL);
   pDS->InitDS( CLASS_XA_BIPLANE_IMAGE_STORAGE_RETIRED, 0); 
   pElement = pDS->FindFirstElement(NULL, TAG_RADIATION_SETTING, FALSE);
   if (pElement != NULL)
   {
      nLevel = pDS->GetLevelElement(pElement);
      wsprintf(szText, TEXT("%ld"), nLevel);
      MessageBox(NULL, szText, TEXT("Notice"), MB_OK);
   }
   delete pDS;
   return DICOM_SUCCESS;
}