FindSignature Method

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public DicomElement FindSignature( 
   string signatureUID
)

'Declaration

Public Function FindSignature( _
   ByVal signatureUID As String _
) As DicomElement

'Usage

Dim instance As DicomDataSet
Dim signatureUID As String
Dim value As DicomElement
 
value = instance.FindSignature(signatureUID)

public DicomElement FindSignature( 
   string signatureUID
)

 function Leadtools.Dicom.DicomDataSet.FindSignature( 
   signatureUID 
)

public:
DicomElement^ FindSignature( 
   String^ signatureUID
)

Parameters

signatureUID: Character string that contains the Digital Signature UID of the Digital Signature for which to search.

Return Value

The Digital Signatures Sequence Item that corresponds to the Digital Signature with the specified Digital Signature UID, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if no such Digital Signature was found in the Data Set.

Each Digital Signature should be uniquely identified by a UID specified by the Digital Signature UID (0400,0100) under the corresponding Digital Signatures Sequence Item. Call this method to search the whole Data Set for a Digital Signature by its Digital Signature UID.

Once the Digital Signatures Sequence Item is obtained, the following methods can be used to verify, delete, or get information about the Digital Signature:

GetSignedElementsCount

Call the GetSignaturesCount and GetSignature methods to enumerate the Digital Signatures in the main Data Set or in an item of a Sequence of Items.

This example will locate (find) a digital signature inside a DICOM dataset by searching for its UID.

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Imports Leadtools
Imports Leadtools.Dicom

<TestMethod()> _
Public Sub FindSignature()
   Dim dicomFileName As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE3.dcm")
   'Make sure to initialize the DICOM engine, this needs to be done only once 
   'In the whole application
   DicomEngine.Startup()
   Dim ds As DicomDataSet = New DicomDataSet()
   Using (ds)

      'Load DICOM File
      ds.Load(dicomFileName, DicomDataSetLoadFlags.None)
      Dim signatureUID As String = "1.2.840.114257.0.130573664"
      ' Search the whole Data Set for the Digital Signature with the
      ' specified Digital Signature UID
      Dim signatureItem As DicomElement = ds.FindSignature(signatureUID)
      If Not signatureItem Is Nothing Then
         ds.DeleteSignature(signatureItem)
         MessageBox.Show("The Digital Signature was found and got deleted.", "Sample")
      Else
         MessageBox.Show("The Digital Signature could not be found.", "Sample")
      End If
   End Using

   DicomEngine.Shutdown()
End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class

using Leadtools;
using Leadtools.Dicom;

[TestMethod]
public void FindSignature()
{
   string dicomFileName = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE3.dcm");
   //Make sure to initialize the DICOM engine, this needs to be done only once 
   //In the whole application
   DicomEngine.Startup();
   using (DicomDataSet ds = new DicomDataSet())
   {
      //Load DICOM File
      ds.Load(dicomFileName, DicomDataSetLoadFlags.None);
      string signatureUID = "1.2.840.114257.0.130573664";
      // Search the whole Data Set for the Digital Signature with the
      // specified Digital Signature UID
      DicomElement signatureItem = ds.FindSignature(signatureUID);
      if (signatureItem != null)
      {
         ds.DeleteSignature(signatureItem);
         MessageBox.Show("The Digital Signature was found and got deleted.", "Sample");
      }
      else
      {
         MessageBox.Show("The Digital Signature could not be found.", "Sample");
      }
   }
   DicomEngine.Shutdown();
}

static class LEAD_VARS
{
public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
}

using Leadtools.Dicom.Constants;
using Leadtools;
using Leadtools.Dicom;

[TestMethod]
public async Task FindSignature()
{
   //Make sure to initialize the DICOM engine, this needs to be done only once 
   //In the whole application
   DicomEngine.Startup();
   using (DicomDataSet ds = new DicomDataSet())
   {
      //Load DICOM File
      string filePath = @"Assets\Dicom_digitallysigned.dcm";
      StorageFile file = await Tools.AppInstallFolder.GetFileAsync(filePath);
      ILeadStream stream = LeadStreamFactory.Create(file);
      bool success = await ds.LoadAsync(stream, DicomDataSetLoadFlags.None);
      Debug.Assert(success);
      string signatureUID = "1.2.840.114257.0.13002946704035050457818467253101580800041";
      // Search the whole Data Set for the Digital Signature with the
      // specified Digital Signature UID
      DicomElement signatureItem = ds.FindSignature(signatureUID);
      if (signatureItem != null)
      {
         ds.DeleteSignature(signatureItem);
         Debug.WriteLine("FindSignature: The Digital Signature was found and got deleted.");
      }
      else
      {
         Debug.WriteLine("FindSignature: The Digital Signature could not be found.");
      }
   }
   DicomEngine.Shutdown();
}

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Reference

DicomDataSet Class
DicomDataSet Members
GetSignaturesCount Method
GetSignature Method
VerifySignature Method
DeleteSignature Method
GetSignatureUID Method
GetSignatureDateTime Method
GetSignedElementsCount Method
GetSignedElement Method
GetMacTransferSyntax Method
GetMacAlgorithm Method
SaveCertificate Method
CreateSignature Method