GetFirst Method

Summary

Returns the first item in the IOD Structure.

Syntax

C++

Java

public DicomIod GetFirst( 
   DicomIod iod, 
   bool tree 
)

Public Function GetFirst( _ 
   ByVal iod As DicomIod, _ 
   ByVal tree As Boolean _ 
) As DicomIod

public DicomIod getFirst(DicomIod iod, boolean tree)

public: 
DicomIod^ GetFirst(  
   DicomIod^ iod, 
   bool tree 
)

Parameters

iod
An item in the IOD Structure.

tree
true to evaluate the IOD Structure as a tree, false to evaluate the IOD Structure as a list.

Return Value

a DicomIod class that contains the first item in the IOD Structure.

Remarks

If the IOD Structure is evaluated as a tree structure, this method returns the first item on the same level as iod with the same parent as iod. Please note that the numbering of the items in this first illustration is arbitrary and does not imply order.

If the passed class is :	The method returns:
Item 1	Item 2
Item 3	Item 4
Item 5	Item 5
Item 6	Item 7
null	item 2

If the IOD Structure is evaluated as a list, the first item in the list is returned. Please note that the numbering of the items in this illustration does indicate the order of the items when the IOD Structure is evaluated as a list.