L_DicomGetLevelElement

#include "Ltdic.h"

L_LTDIC_API L_UINT32 L_DicomGetLevelElement(hDS, pElement)

HDICOMDS hDS;	/* a DICOM handle */
pDICOMELEMENT pElement;	/* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */

Returns a value that indicates the level at which the specified element is located within the Data Set.

Parameter	Description
hDS	Pointer to a class.
pElement	Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure within the Data Set.

Returns

The level at which the specified element is located within the Data Set.

Comments

This function requires that the Data Set is evaluated as a tree.

The following illustration gives an example:

$image\GetLevel.gif$

If the passed pointer points to	The function returns
Item 1	0
Item 2	1
Item 3	2

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

Topics:

Working with Data Sets

Example

This example displays the level of an element

L_INT DicomGetLevelElementExample(L_VOID)
{
   HDICOMDS       hDS;
   pDICOMELEMENT  pElement;
   L_UINT32       nLevel;
   L_TCHAR         szText[30];

   hDS = L_DicomCreateDS(NULL);

   L_DicomInitDS(hDS, CLASS_XA_BIPLANE_IMAGE_STORAGE_RETIRED, 0); 

   pElement = L_DicomFindFirstElement(hDS, NULL, TAG_RADIATION_SETTING, FALSE);
   if (pElement != NULL)
   {
      nLevel = L_DicomGetLevelElement(hDS, pElement);
      wsprintf(szText, TEXT("%ld"), nLevel);
      MessageBox(NULL, szText, TEXT("Notice"), MB_OK);
   }

   L_DicomFreeDS(hDS);
   return DICOM_SUCCESS;
}