LDicomDS::FindNextKey

#include "ltdic.h"

pDICOMELEMENT LDicomDS::FindNextKey(pElement, bTree)

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

Returns a pointer to the next item in the Dicom Dir Data Set with a specific key element type.

Parameter	Description
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 next item in the Data Set with a specific key element type.
NULL	An item with the specified key element type was not found.

Comments

Note: This function does not specify a key element type to use when searching. However the key element type that was used in the last call to LDicomDS::FindFirstKey or LDicomDS::FindLastKey is used by default when searching.

If the Data Set is evaluated as a tree structure, this function returns the next item on the same level as pElement with the same parent as pElement, that has key element type pszKey.

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 next sibling (same level, same parent) of Item 1 that has key element type pszKey, if such an item exists. If such an item does not exist, the function returns NULL.
Item 2	The next sibling (same level, same parent) of Item 2 that has key element type pszKey, if such an item exists. If such an item does not exist, the function returns NULL.
Item 3	The next sibling (same level, same parent) of Item 3 that has key element type pszKey, 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 next item in the entire list that has key element type pszKey.

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 next item in the list that has key element type pszKey, if such an item exists. If an item with key element type pszKey is not found, NULL is returned.
Item 14	The next item in the list that has key element type pszKey, if such an item exists. If an item with key element type pszKey is not found, NULL is returned.
Item 22	The next item in the list that has key element type pszKey, if such an item exists. If an item with key element type pszKey is not found, NULL is returned.

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

LDicomDS::FindFirstKey

LDicomDS::FindLastKey

LDicomDS::FindPrevKey

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:	LDicomDS::FindFirstKey, LDicomDS::FindLastKey, LDicomDS::FindPrevKey
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