LEADTOOLS Medical (Leadtools.Dicom assembly)

GetParentKey Method

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

            
public DicomElement getParentKey(DicomElement element)
 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:

GetFirstKey

GetLastKey

GetNextKey

GetRootKey

GetChildKey

Example
For an example, refer to Reset.
Requirements

Target Platforms

See Also

Reference

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

 

 


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