GetParentKey Method

Summary

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

Syntax

C++

Java

public DicomElement GetParentKey( 
   DicomElement element 
)

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

public DicomElement getParentKey(DicomElement element)

public: 
DicomElement^ GetParentKey(  
   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.