GetRootElement Method

Summary

Returns the root element of the specified item.

Syntax

Java

WinRT C#

C++

public DicomElement GetRootElement( 
   DicomElement element 
)

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

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

public DicomElement getRootElement(DicomElement element)

 function Leadtools.Dicom.DicomDataSet.GetRootElement(  
   element  
)

public: 
Leadtools.Dicom.DicomElement^ GetRootElement(  
   Leadtools.Dicom.DicomElement^ element 
)

Parameters

element
An item in the Data Set.

Return Value

The item in the Data Set that is the root of the item specified by element, or a null reference (Nothing in VB) if the Data Set is empty or element is null.

Remarks

The root is the Level 0 ancestor of element. If element points to an item on Level 0, the object returned points to that same item. Please note that the numbering of the items in the following illustration is arbitrary and does not imply order.