Value	Meaning
TRUE	If the function was able to traverse the dataset and maybe removed some items.
FALSE	If there was a problem identifying the dataset IOD class, or if the IOD class was unknown.

Comments

You can remove empty items to save space and minimize the dataset size before sending it.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTDIC
For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application

Platforms

Win32, x64, Linux.

Example

This example removes empty Type 3 elements from the Data Set

L_INT DicomRemoveType3EmptyElementsExample(L_VOID) 
{ 
   HDICOMDS      hDS; 
 
   hDS = L_DicomCreateDS(NULL); 
 
   L_DicomInitDS(hDS, CLASS_CT_IMAGE_STORAGE, 0);  
 
   L_DicomRemoveType3EmptyElements(hDS); 
 
   L_DicomFreeDS(hDS); 
   return DICOM_SUCCESS; 
}