GetValue<T>(DicomElement,T) Method

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

/// 
private void DicomDataSet_GetValueExample()
{
   string sMsg;
   // ***************************************************
   // *** First
   // *** Create some elements and set the values
   // ***************************************************

   DicomDataSet ds = new DicomDataSet();
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTagConstants.HighBit, 15);

   // This is how you check to see if the element got added -- for simplicity, we only check the first time
   Debug.WriteLine(ds.InsertElementAndSetValueResult.ToString());

   string[] names = { "ORIGINAL", "PRIMARY" };
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTagConstants.ImageType, names);

   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTagConstants.PhotometricInterpretation, DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType.Rgb);

   Calendar calendar = new Calendar();
   calendar.SetToNow();
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTagConstants.PatientBirthDate, calendar);
   ds.InsertElementAndSetValue(DicomTagConstants.PatientName, "John^Smith");


   // ***************************************************
   // *** Second
   // *** Retrieve the element values
   // ***************************************************

   // Get an int value of an element by specifying a tag
   DicomElement highBitElem = ds.FindFirstElement(null, DicomTagConstants.HighBit, true);
   int highbit = ds.GetIntValue(highBitElem, 0, 1)[0];

   // This is how you check to see if the element value was successfully retrieved
   Debug.WriteLine(ds.GetValueResult.ToString());

   // Get a list of strings value of an element by specifying a tag
   DicomElement imageTypeElement = ds.FindFirstElement(null, DicomTagConstants.ImageType, true);
   string imageType = ds.GetStringValue(imageTypeElement, 0);
   sMsg = string.Format("Result: {0}\nValues:", imageType);
   //foreach (string s in imageType)
   //{
   //   sMsg = sMsg + "\n" + s;
   //}
   Debug.WriteLine(sMsg);

   // Get an enumeration value of an element by specifying a tag -- this will be returned as as string
   {
      DicomElement elem = ds.FindFirstElement(null, DicomTagConstants.PhotometricInterpretation, true);

      // this value should be "RGB"
      string sPhotometricInterpretation = ds.GetStringValue(elem, 0);
      Debug.Assert(sPhotometricInterpretation == "RGB");

      //GetHashCode<DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType>
      //DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType p = (DicomImagePhotometricInterpretationType)val;
   }

   // Get value of an element by specifying the element
   {
      DicomElement element = ds.FindFirstElement(null, DicomTagConstants.PatientName, false);
      string name = ds.GetStringValue(element, 0);
      Debug.WriteLine(name);
   }

   // Another overload
   {
      DicomElement elem = ds.FindFirstElement(null, DicomTagConstants.PatientBirthDate, true);
      DicomDateValue date = ds.GetDateValue(elem, 0, 1)[0];
     // Debug.WriteLine(DicomDateValueHelper.to(date));
   }
}