GetParentKey Method

Summary

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

Syntax

Java

WinRT C#

C++

public DicomElement GetParentKey( 
   DicomElement element 
)

Public Function GetParentKey( _ 
   ByVal element As Leadtools.Dicom.DicomElement _ 
) As Leadtools.Dicom.DicomElement

public Leadtools.Dicom.DicomElement GetParentKey(  
   Leadtools.Dicom.DicomElement element 
)

public DicomElement getParentKey(DicomElement element)

 function Leadtools.Dicom.DicomDataSet.GetParentKey(  
   element  
)

public: 
Leadtools.Dicom.DicomElement^ GetParentKey(  
   Leadtools.Dicom.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 VB) 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 VB). Please note that the numbering of the items in the following illustration is arbitrary and does not imply order.