Overloads Public Function GetValue(Of T)( _
   ByVal element As DicomElement, _
   ByVal defaultValue As T _
) As T

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Dim instance As DicomDataSet Dim element As DicomElement Dim defaultValue As T Dim value As T   value = instance.GetValue(Of T)(element, defaultValue)

public T GetValue<T>( 
   DicomElement element,
   T defaultValue
)

public:
T GetValuegeneric<typename T>
( 
   DicomElement^ element,
   T defaultValue
) 

Parameters

element

an item in the data set

defaultValue

a value of type T that is returned if the actual value cannot be retrieved.

Type Parameters

T

specifies the type of the value to return

Return Value

This example will insert several elements into a DICOM data set, and then retrieve the values

Visual Basic

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''' Private Sub DicomDataSet_GetValueExample()    Dim sMsg As String    ' ***************************************************    ' *** First    ' *** Create some elements and set the values    ' ***************************************************    Dim ds As DicomDataSet = New DicomDataSet()    ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.HighBit, 15)    ' This is how you check to see if the element got added -- for simplicity, we only check the first time    MessageBox.Show(ds.InsertElementAndSetValueResult.ToString())    Dim names As String() = {"ORIGINAL", "PRIMARY"}    ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.ImageType, names)    ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PhotometricInterpretation, DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType.Rgb)    ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PatientBirthDate, Now)    ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PatientName, "John^Smith")    ' ***************************************************    ' *** Second    ' *** Retrieve the element values    ' ***************************************************    ' Get an int value of an element by specifying a tag    Dim highbit As Integer = ds.GetValue(Of Integer)(DicomTag.HighBit, 0)    ' This is how you check to see if the element value was successfully retrieved    MessageBox.Show(ds.GetValueResult.ToString())    ' Get a list of strings value of an element by specifying a tag    Dim imageType As List(Of String) = ds.GetValue(Of List(Of String))(DicomTag.ImageType, Nothing)    sMsg = String.Format("Result: {0}" & Constants.vbLf & "Values:", ds.GetValueResult)    For Each s As String In imageType       sMsg = sMsg & Constants.vbLf & s    Next s    MessageBox.Show(sMsg)    ' Get an enumeration value of an element by specifying a tag    Dim p As DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType = ds.GetValue(Of DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType)(DicomTag.PhotometricInterpretation, DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType.Rgb)    ' Get value of an element by specifying the element    Dim element As DicomElement = ds.FindFirstElement(Nothing, DicomTag.PatientName, False)    Dim name As String = ds.GetValue(Of String)(element, Nothing)    MessageBox.Show(name)    ' Another overload    Dim defaultDateTime As DateTime = New DateTime()    Dim dateTime As DateTime = ds.GetValue(Of DateTime)(Nothing, True, DicomTag.PatientBirthDate, defaultDateTime)    MessageBox.Show(dateTime.ToString()) End Sub

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///   private void DicomDataSet_GetValueExample()  {     string sMsg;     // ***************************************************     // *** First     // *** Create some elements and set the values     // ***************************************************       DicomDataSet ds = new DicomDataSet();     ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.HighBit, 15);       // This is how you check to see if the element got added -- for simplicity, we only check the first time     MessageBox.Show(ds.InsertElementAndSetValueResult.ToString());       string[] names = { "ORIGINAL", "PRIMARY" };     ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.ImageType, names);       ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PhotometricInterpretation, DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType.Rgb);     ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PatientBirthDate, DateTime.Now);     ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTag.PatientName, "John^Smith");         // ***************************************************     // *** Second     // *** Retrieve the element values     // ***************************************************       // Get an int value of an element by specifying a tag     int highbit = ds.GetValue<int>(DicomTag.HighBit, 0);       // This is how you check to see if the element value was successfully retrieved     MessageBox.Show(ds.GetValueResult.ToString());       // Get a list of strings value of an element by specifying a tag     List<string> imageType = ds.GetValue<List<string>>(DicomTag.ImageType, null);     sMsg = string.Format("Result: {0}\nValues:", ds.GetValueResult);     foreach (string s in imageType)     {        sMsg = sMsg + "\n" + s;     }     MessageBox.Show(sMsg);       // Get an enumeration value of an element by specifying a tag     DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType p = ds.GetValue<DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType>(DicomTag.PhotometricInterpretation, DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType.Rgb);       // Get value of an element by specifying the element     DicomElement element = ds.FindFirstElement(null, DicomTag.PatientName, false);     string name = ds.GetValue<string>(element, null);     MessageBox.Show(name);       // Another overload     DateTime defaultDateTime = new DateTime();     DateTime dateTime = ds.GetValue<DateTime>(null, true, DicomTag.PatientBirthDate, defaultDateTime);     MessageBox.Show(dateTime.ToString());  }

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

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