DeleteKey Method

public void DeleteKey( 
   DicomElement element
)

'Declaration
 
Public Sub DeleteKey( _
   ByVal element As DicomElement _
) 

'Usage
 
Dim instance As DicomDataSet
Dim element As DicomElement
 
instance.DeleteKey(element)

public void DeleteKey( 
   DicomElement element
)

public void deleteKey(DicomElement element)

 function Leadtools.Dicom.DicomDataSet.DeleteKey( 
   element 
)

public:
void DeleteKey( 
   DicomElement^ element
) 

Parameters

element

The key element to delete.

For the sake of these illustrations, the order of siblings is top to bottom.

Please note that the numbering of the items of interest is arbitrary, and does not imply order.

In this illustration, item 2 will be deleted. If any of the children of item 2 had children, these would be deleted also.

In this illustration, item 3 will be deleted. Again, if any of the children of item 2 had children, these would be deleted also.

Please note that key elements should not be deleted using DeleteElement. Deleting a key element using DeleteElement will not delete any child key elements, but will delete information that references the child key elements.

For more information about key elements, refer to Working with Basic Directory Key Elements.

Target Platforms

Reference

DicomDataSet Class
DicomDataSet Members
InsertKey(DicomElement,DicomDirKeyType,Boolean) Method