Available in LEADTOOLS Medical Imaging toolkits. |
#include "Ltdic.h"
pDICOMELEMENT LDicomDS::GetParentElement(pElement)
pDICOMELEMENT pElement; |
/* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */ |
Returns a pointer to the item in the Data Set that contains the parent of the specified item.
Parameter |
Description |
pElement |
Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains an item in the Data Set. |
Returns
!NULL |
A pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains the item in the Data Set that is the parent of the item specified in pElement. |
NULL |
pElement has no parent. (pElement is a Level 0 item.) |
Comments
The parent is the ancestor one level higher than the specified item. If the specified item is a Level 0 item, this function will return NULL. Please note that the numbering of the items in this illustration is arbitrary and does not imply order.
If the passed pointer points to : |
The function returns a pointer to : |
Item 1 |
NULL |
Item 2 |
Item 3 |
Item 4 |
Item3 |
Item 5 |
Item 6 |
The following functions will also help you navigate the Data Set:
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 |
Win32, x64
See Also
Example
This example displays the parent's name of an element.
L_INT LDicomDS_GetParentElementExample() { LDicomDS* pDS; pDICOMELEMENT pParent; pDICOMELEMENT pElement; pDICOMTAG pTag; L_TCHAR szUnknown[]=TEXT("Unknown"); L_TCHAR* p; pDS = new LDicomDS(NULL); pDS->InitDS( CLASS_XA_BIPLANE_IMAGE_STORAGE_RETIRED, 0); pElement = pDS->FindFirstElement(NULL, TAG_RADIATION_SETTING, FALSE); if (pElement != NULL) { pParent = pDS->GetParentElement(pElement); if (pParent != NULL) { pTag = LDicomTag::Find(pParent->nTag); if (pTag != NULL) { p = pTag->pszName; } else { p = szUnknown; } MessageBox(NULL, p, TEXT("Notice"), MB_OK); } } delete pDS; return DICOM_SUCCESS; }