L_DicomGetLayerElementByName

#include "l_bitmap.h"

pDICOMELEMENT EXT_FUNCTION L_DicomGetLayerElementByName(hDS, pszLayerName)

HDICOMDS hDS;	/* a DICOM handle */
L_CHAR* pszLayerName;	/* graphic layer name */

Gets the item element of the specified graphic layer.

Parameter	Description
hDS	A DICOM handle.
pszLayerName	Name of the graphic layer whose item element is to be retrieved.

Returns

!NULL	SUCCESS
NULL	An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

This function gets the item element under the "Graphic Layer Sequence" (0070,0060), which corresponds, to the layer with the specified name.

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

See Also

Functions:	L_DicomGetLayerInfo, L_DicomSetLayerInfo, L_DicomRemoveLayerByIndex, L_DicomRemoveLayerByName, L_DicomRemoveAllLayers, L_DicomGetLayerCount, L_DicomGetLayerIndex, L_DicomGetLayerGraphicObjectCount, L_DicomRemoveLayerGraphicObjects, L_DicomGetLayerTextObjectCount, L_DicomRemoveLayerTextObjects, L_DicomGetLayerElementByIndex
Topics:	Working with DICOM Annotations
	Dicom Annotations: Layers

Example

L_VOID GetLayerElement(HDICOMDS hPresStateDS, L_CHAR* pszLayerName)
{
L_CHAR szText[256] = "\0";

pDICOMELEMENT pElement = L_DicomGetLayerElementByName (hPresStateDS,
                                                         pszLayerName);
if (pElement)
{
      MessageBox( NULL,
                  "Element item for this layer has been found.",
                  "Note",
                  MB_OK);
}
}