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LDicomDS::SetConvertValue

Summary

Converts a string and sets the value of an element.

Syntax

#include "Ltdic.h"

L_BOOL LDicomDS::SetConvertValue(pElement, strText, nCount)

Parameters

pDICOMELEMENT pElement

Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure within the Data Set.

L_TCHAR *strText

Character string that contains the string to be converted to 1 or more values.

L_UINT32 nCount

Number of values in strText.

Returns

Value	Meaning
TRUE	Function completed successfully.
FALSE	Function did not complete successfully.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTDIC
For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application

Platforms

Win32, x64

Example

This example sets the value of an element.

L_INT LDicomDS_SetConvertValueExample() 
 
{ 
   LDicomDS      *pDS; 
   pDICOMELEMENT  pElement; 
   L_INT nRet = -1; 
 
   pDS = new LDicomDS(NULL); 
 
   pDS->InitDS( CLASS_NM_IMAGE_STORAGE, 0);  
 
   pElement = pDS->FindFirstElement(NULL, TAG_STUDY_DATE, FALSE); 
 
   nRet = pDS->SetConvertValue(pElement, TEXT("01/02/1999"), 1); 
   if(nRet != TRUE) 
   { 
      return nRet; 
   } 
 
   pElement = pDS->FindFirstElement(NULL, TAG_IMAGE_TYPE, FALSE); 
 
   nRet = pDS->SetConvertValue(pElement, TEXT("DERIVED\\PRIMARY"), 2); 
   if(nRet != TRUE) 
   { 
      return nRet; 
   } 
 
   pElement = pDS->FindFirstElement(NULL, TAG_IMAGE_POSITION_PATIENT, FALSE); 
 
   nRet = pDS->SetConvertValue(pElement, TEXT("0.123\\0.456\\1.789"), 3); 
   if(nRet != TRUE) 
   { 
      return nRet; 
   } 
 
   delete pDS; 
 
   return TRUE; 
}