LDicomAssociate::GetAbstractCount

#include "ltdic.h"

L_INT LDicomAssociate::GetAbstractCount(pszUID)

L_TCHAR * pszUID;

/* abstract syntax */

Returns the number of times that the abstract syntax occurs in the association.

Parameter

Description

pszUID

Character string that contains the Abstract String to find. For a list of possible values, refer to Abstract Syntax Values.

Returns

The number of times that the abstract syntax occurs in the association.  Returns 0 if no presentation context is found that contains the abstract syntax.

Comments

LDicomAssociate::GetAbstractCount returns the number of times that the abstract syntax occurs in the association, or equivalently, it  returns the total number of unique presentation contexts where pszUID occurs.  Note that a particular abstract syntax can occur in more than one presentation context, but only once per presentation context.

The Abstract Syntax provides information about the class type of the data that will be transferred across the DICOM Associate connection.

This function is valid only for DICOM Associate objects of type Associate Request.

To get the Abstract Syntax of a specific Presentation Context, call LDicomAssociate::GetAbstract.

To set the Abstract Syntax of a specific Presentation Context, call LDicomAssociate::SetAbstract.

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:

LDicomAssociate::GetAbstract, LDicomAssociate::SetAbstract, LDicomAssociate::GetAbstractCount

Topics:

Working with DICOM Associate Connections

Example

For an example, refer to LDicomAssociate::FindNextAbstract.