L_DicomGetParentKey

#include "ltdic.h"

L_LTDIC_API pDICOMELEMENT L_DicomGetParentKey(hDS, pElement)

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

Parameters

pDICOMELEMENT pElement

Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains an item in the Data Set.

Returns

Value	Meaning
!NULL	A pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains the item in the Data Set that is the parent of the item specified in pElement.
NULL	pElement has no parent. (pElement is a Level 0 item.)

Comments

The parent is the ancestor one level higher than the specified item. If the specified item is a Level 0 item, this function will return NULL. Please note that the numbering of the items in this illustration is arbitrary and does not imply order.

If the passed pointer points to	The function returns a pointer to
Item 1	NULL
Item 2	Item 3
Item 4	Item3
Item 5	Item 6

L_DicomGetParentKey

Parameters

HDICOMDS hDS

pDICOMELEMENT pElement

Returns

Comments

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