LDicomIOD::GetChild

#include "Ltdic.h"

static pDICOMIOD LDicomIOD::GetChild(pIOD)

pDICOMIOD pIOD;

/* pointer to a DICOMIOD structure */

Returns a pointer to the item in the IOD Structure that contains the first child of the specified item.

Parameter

Description

pIOD

Pointer to a DICOMIOD structure that contains an item in the IOD Structure.

Returns

!NULL

A pointer to a DICOMIOD structure that contains the item in the IOD Structure that is the first child of the item specified in pIOD.

NULL

pIOD has no child items.

Comments

This function requires that the IOD Structure is evaluated as a tree structure.

The child is the offspring one level lower than the specified item. If the specified item has no child items, this function will return NULL. For example:

image\GetChild.gif

 

If the passed pointer points to :

The function returns a pointer to :

Item 1

NULL

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

NULL

 

The following functions will also help you navigate the IOD Structure:

LDicomIOD::GetFirst

LDicomIOD::GetLast

LDicomIOD::GetNext

LDicomIOD::GetRoot

LDicomIOD::GetParent

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:

LDicomIOD::GetFirst, LDicomIOD::GetLast, LDicomIOD::GetNext, LDicomIOD::GetPrev, LDicomIOD::GetCountModule, LDicomIOD::GetRoot, LDicomIOD::GetParent

Topics:

Working with Information Object Definitions

 

How to Disable the Automatic Loading of the default DICOM IOD Table

Example

This example displays in a tree control the tree of the IOD table.

L_VOID ShowTree(CTreeCtrl *pDlg, HTREEITEM hParentItem, pDICOMIOD pParentIOD)
{
   HTREEITEM hItem;
   pDICOMIOD pIOD;
   if (pParentIOD == NULL)
   {
      pIOD = LDicomIOD::GetFirst(pParentIOD, TRUE);
   }
   else
   {
      pIOD = LDicomIOD::GetChild(pParentIOD);
   }
   while (pIOD != NULL)
   {
      hItem = pDlg->InsertItem(pIOD->pszName, hParentItem, TVI_LAST);
      if (LDicomIOD::GetChild(pIOD) != NULL)
      {
         ShowTree(pDlg, hItem, pIOD);
      }
      pIOD = LDicomIOD::GetNext(pIOD, TRUE);
   }
}
L_INT LDicomIOD_GetChildExample(CTreeCtrl *pDlg)
{
   ShowTree(pDlg, TVI_ROOT, NULL);
   return DICOM_SUCCESS;
}