GetParentElement Method

Returns the item in the Data Set that is the parent of the specified item.

Syntax

public DicomElement GetParentElement( 
   DicomElement element
)

public DicomElement GetParentElement( 
   DicomElement element
)

public DicomElement getParentElement(DicomElement element)

 function Leadtools.Dicom.DicomDataSet.GetParentElement( 
   element 
)

public:
DicomElement^ GetParentElement( 
   DicomElement^ element
)

'Declaration

Public Function GetParentElement( _
   ByVal element As DicomElement _
) As DicomElement

'Usage

Dim instance As DicomDataSet
Dim element As DicomElement
Dim value As DicomElement
 
value = instance.GetParentElement(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:

Example

For an example, refer to Load.

Requirements

Target Platforms

Reference

DicomDataSet Class
DicomDataSet Members
GetFirstElement Method
GetLastElement Method
GetNextElement Method
GetPreviousElement Method
ModuleCount Property
GetRootElement Method
GetChildElement Method