Public Function FindNextKey( _
   ByVal element As DicomElement, _
   ByVal tree As Boolean _
) As DicomElement

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Dim instance As DicomDataSet Dim element As DicomElement Dim tree As Boolean Dim value As DicomElement   value = instance.FindNextKey(element, tree)

public DicomElement FindNextKey( 
   DicomElement element,
   bool tree
)

public:
DicomElement^ FindNextKey( 
   DicomElement^ element,
   bool tree
) 

Parameters

element

An item in the Data Set.

tree

true to evaluate the Data Set as a tree; false to evaluate the Data Set as a list.

Return Value

For the sake of the following illustrations, the order of siblings is top to bottom.

If the Data Set is evaluated as a tree structure, this method returns the next item on the same level as element with the same parent as element, that has key element type key.

Please note that the numbering of the items of interest in this first illustration is arbitrary and does not imply order.

If the Data Set is evaluated as a list, this method returns the next item in the entire list that has key element type key.

Please note that the numbering of the items in the following illustration does indicate the order of the items when the Data Set is evaluated as a list.

The following methods will also help you find elements in the Data Set with a specific key element type:

FindFirstKey

FindLastKey

FindPreviousKey

Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family

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