GetValue<T>(DicomElement,T) Method

Summary

Returns the value of a DICOM element.

Syntax

C++

public T GetValue<T>( 
   DicomElement element, 
   T defaultValue 
)

Public Overloads Function GetValue(Of T)( _ 
   ByVal element As DicomElement, _ 
   ByVal defaultValue As T _ 
) As T

public: 
T^ GetValuegeneric<typename T> 
(  
   DicomElement^ element, 
   T^ defaultValue 
)

Parameters

element
an item in the data set

defaultValue
a value of type T that is returned if the actual value cannot be retrieved.

Type Parameters

T
specifies the type of the value to return

Return Value

a value of type T that is the value of the DICOM element

Remarks

For information on this method, see GetValue.

Example

This example will insert several elements into a DICOM data set, and then retrieve the values

using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.Dicom; 
 
 
///  
private void DicomDataSet_GetValueExample() 
{ 
   string sMsg; 
 
   // *************************************************** 
   // *** First 
   // *** Create some elements and set the values 
   // *************************************************** 
 
   DicomDataSet ds = new DicomDataSet(); 
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.HighBit, 15); 
 
   // This is how you check to see if the element got added -- for simplicity, we only check the first time 
   Console.WriteLine(ds.InsertElementAndSetValueResult.ToString()); 
 
   string[] names = { "ORIGINAL", "PRIMARY" }; 
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.ImageType, names); 
 
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PhotometricInterpretation, DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType.Rgb); 
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PatientBirthDate, DateTime.Now); 
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PatientName, "John^Smith"); 
 
 
   // *************************************************** 
   // *** Second 
   // *** Retrieve the element values 
   // *************************************************** 
 
   // Get an int value of an element by specifying a tag 
   int highbit = ds.GetValue<int>(DicomTag.HighBit, 0); 
 
   // This is how you check to see if the element value was successfully retrieved 
   Console.WriteLine(ds.GetValueResult.ToString()); 
 
   // Get a list of strings value of an element by specifying a tag 
   List<string> imageType = ds.GetValue<List<string>>(DicomTag.ImageType, null); 
   sMsg = string.Format("Result: {0}\nValues:", ds.GetValueResult); 
   foreach (string s in imageType) 
   { 
      sMsg = sMsg + "\n" + s; 
   } 
   Console.WriteLine(sMsg); 
 
   // Get an enumeration value of an element by specifying a tag 
   DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType p = ds.GetValue<DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType>(DicomTag.PhotometricInterpretation, 
                                                                                                    DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType.Rgb); 
 
   // Get value of an element by specifying the element 
   DicomElement element = ds.FindFirstElement(null, DicomTag.PatientName, false); 
   string name = ds.GetValue<string>(element, null); 
   Console.WriteLine(name); 
 
   // Another overload 
   DateTime defaultDateTime = new DateTime(); 
   DateTime dateTime = ds.GetValue<DateTime>(null, true, DicomTag.PatientBirthDate, defaultDateTime); 
   Console.WriteLine(dateTime.ToString()); 
}

Imports Leadtools 
Imports Leadtools.Dicom 
 
'''  
Private Sub DicomDataSet_GetValueExample() 
   Dim sMsg As String 
 
   ' *************************************************** 
   ' *** First 
   ' *** Create some elements and set the values 
   ' *************************************************** 
 
   Dim ds As DicomDataSet = New DicomDataSet() 
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.HighBit, 15) 
 
   ' This is how you check to see if the element got added -- for simplicity, we only check the first time 
   MessageBox.Show(ds.InsertElementAndSetValueResult.ToString()) 
 
   Dim names As String() = {"ORIGINAL", "PRIMARY"} 
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.ImageType, names) 
 
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PhotometricInterpretation, DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType.Rgb) 
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PatientBirthDate, Now) 
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PatientName, "John^Smith") 
 
 
   ' *************************************************** 
   ' *** Second 
   ' *** Retrieve the element values 
   ' *************************************************** 
 
   ' Get an int value of an element by specifying a tag 
   Dim highbit As Integer = ds.GetValue(Of Integer)(DicomTag.HighBit, 0) 
 
   ' This is how you check to see if the element value was successfully retrieved 
   MessageBox.Show(ds.GetValueResult.ToString()) 
 
   ' Get a list of strings value of an element by specifying a tag 
   Dim imageType As List(Of String) = ds.GetValue(Of List(Of String))(DicomTag.ImageType, Nothing) 
 
   sMsg = String.Format("Result: {0}" & Constants.vbLf & "Values:", ds.GetValueResult) 
   For Each s As String In imageType 
      sMsg = sMsg & Constants.vbLf & s 
   Next s 
   MessageBox.Show(sMsg) 
 
   ' Get an enumeration value of an element by specifying a tag 
   Dim p As DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType = ds.GetValue(Of DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType)(DicomTag.PhotometricInterpretation, 
                                                                                                              DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType.Rgb) 
 
   ' Get value of an element by specifying the element 
   Dim element As DicomElement = ds.FindFirstElement(Nothing, DicomTag.PatientName, False) 
   Dim name As String = ds.GetValue(Of String)(element, Nothing) 
   MessageBox.Show(name) 
 
   ' Another overload 
   Dim defaultDateTime As DateTime = New DateTime() 
   Dim dateTime As DateTime = ds.GetValue(Of DateTime)(Nothing, True, DicomTag.PatientBirthDate, defaultDateTime) 
   MessageBox.Show(dateTime.ToString()) 
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms

Reference

DicomDataSet Class

DicomDataSet Members

Overload List

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