LDicomDS::FindFirstPrivateCreatorDataElement

Summary

Returns the Private Creator Data Element that matches the search constraints. This feature is available in version 16 or higher.

Syntax

#include " Ltdic.h "

pDICOMELEMENT LDicomDS::FindFirstPrivateCreatorDataElement(pElement, bTree, pszIdCode,uElementGroup)

Parameters

pDICOMELEMENT pElement

Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure within the Data Set. The search for Private Creator Data Elements will be at the same level as pElement.

L_BOOL bTree

Flag that indicates how the Data Set will be evaluated. Possible values are:

Value Meaning
TRUE Evaluate the Data Set as a tree.
FALSE Evaluate the Data Set as a list.

L_TCHAR * pszIdCode

Pointer to a string that uniquely identifies the Private Creator Data Element.

Value Meaning
NULL Search includes Private Creator Data Elements with any string value.
!NULL Search includes only those Private Creator Data Elements that have a string value that is the same as pszIdCode.

L_UINT16 uElementGroup

Group to search within.

Value Meaning
0 Search includes Private Creator Data Elements with any group.
0x0010 to 0x00FF Search includes only those Private Creator Data Elements in uElementGroup.

Returns

Value Meaning
!NULL A pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains the first Private Creator Data Element that matches the search constraints.
NULL An item with the specified search constraints does not exist.

Comments

Use this function along with LDicomDS::FindNextPrivateCreatorDataElement to find any or all the Private Creator Data Elements in a DICOM data set.

The search for private creator data elements is on the same level as the element pointed to by argument pElement. If pElement is NULL, the search is at the top or first level.

If bTree is TRUE, the data set is searched as a tree. If bTree is FALSE, the data set is searched as a list. For more information on the use of this parameter, see LDicomDS::FindFirstElement.

Required DLLs and Libraries

Platforms

Win32, x64

See Also

Functions

Topics

Example

This example shows the steps to properly reserve and insert some private tags:

  1. Reserve elements by first creating a 'Private Creator Data Element'-- create in group 'uGroup', and take first available element
  2. Now insert five private elements that have been reserved by the 'Private Creator Data Element'
    L_INT LDicomDS_CreatePrivateCreatorDataElementExample(LDicomDS &ds, pDICOMELEMENT pRoot, L_UINT16 uElementGroup) 
    { 
       L_INT nRet = DICOM_SUCCESS; 
       L_UINT32 uTag = 0; 
       TCHAR *pszUniqueID = L"MyPrivateCreatorDataElement"; 
     
       // We will add some private tags 
       // First see if the Private Creator Data Element already exists -- search by unique ID, ANY group 
       pDICOMELEMENT pPrivateCreatorElement = ds.FindFirstPrivateCreatorDataElement(pRoot, TRUE, pszUniqueID, 0); 
     
       // If the Private Creator Data Element does not exist, try to create it 
       if (pPrivateCreatorElement == NULL) 
       { 
          nRet = ds.CreatePrivateCreatorDataElement(pRoot, uElementGroup, 0xFF, pszUniqueID, &pPrivateCreatorElement); 
          if (nRet != DICOM_SUCCESS) 
             return nRet; 
     
          // Private Creator Data Element tag was created successfully 
          // Add it to the DICOM Tag table  
          LDicomTag::Insert( 
             pPrivateCreatorElement->nTag,  
             0xFFFFFFFF,  
             pszUniqueID,  
             pPrivateCreatorElement->nVR, 
             1,1,1 
             ); 
       } 
     
       // Insert some private elements 
       for (int i = 0; i<5; i++) 
       { 
          nRet = ds.GetNextUnusedPrivateTag(pPrivateCreatorElement, &uTag); 
          if (nRet == DICOM_SUCCESS) 
          { 
             pDICOMELEMENT p = ds.InsertElement(pRoot, FALSE, uTag, VR_IS, FALSE, 0); 
             if (p) 
             { 
                ds.SetLongValue(p, &i, 1); 
             } 
          } 
       } 
       return nRet; 
    } 
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