GetParentKey Method

Returns the item in the Dicom Dir Data Set that contains the parent of the specified item.

Syntax

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public DicomElement GetParentKey( 
   DicomElement element
)

'Declaration
 
Public Function GetParentKey( _
   ByVal element As DicomElement _
) As DicomElement

'Usage
 
Dim instance As DicomDataSet
Dim element As DicomElement
Dim value As DicomElement
 
value = instance.GetParentKey(element)

public DicomElement GetParentKey( 
   DicomElement element
)

ObjectiveC Syntax

 function Leadtools.Dicom.DicomDataSet.GetParentKey( 
   element 
)

public:
DicomElement^ GetParentKey( 
   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).

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:

Example

For an example, refer to Reset.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

DicomDataSet Class
DicomDataSet Members
GetFirstKey Method
GetLastKey Method
GetNextKey Method
GetPreviousKey Method
GetRootKey Method
GetChildKey Method