- element
- An item in the Data Set.
Syntax
| Visual Basic (Declaration) | |
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Public Function GetParentElement( _ ByVal element As DicomElement _ ) As DicomElement | |
| Visual Basic (Usage) |  Copy Code |
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Dim instance As DicomDataSet Dim element As DicomElement Dim value As DicomElement value = instance.GetParentElement(element) | |
| C# | |
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public DicomElement GetParentElement( DicomElement element ) | |
| C++/CLI | |
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public: DicomElement^ GetParentElement( DicomElement^ element ) | |
Parameters
- element
- An item in the Data Set.
Return Value
The item in the Data Set that is the parent of the item specified by element, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if element has no parent (element is a Level 0 item).Example
For an example, refer to Load(String,DicomDataSetLoadFlags).
Remarks
The parent is the ancestor one level higher than the specified item. If the specified item is a Level 0 item, this method will return a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). Please note that the numbering of the items in the following illustration is arbitrary and does not imply order.
| If the passed object points to: | The method returns an object pointing to: |
|---|---|
| Item 1 | null |
| Item 2 | Item 3 |
| Item 4 | Item 3 |
| Item 5 | Item 6 |
The following methods will also help you navigate the Data Set:
Leadtools.Dicom.DicomDataSet.GetFirstElement
Leadtools.Dicom.DicomDataSet.GetLastElement
Leadtools.Dicom.DicomDataSet.GetNextElement
Requirements
Target Platforms: Silverlight 3.0, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family, Windows Vista, Windows 7, MAC OS/X (Intel Only)