LEADTOOLS Medical (Leadtools.Dicom assembly)

FindNextKey Method

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An item in the Data Set.
true to evaluate the Data Set as a tree; false to evaluate the Data Set as a list.
Returns the next item in the Dicom Dir Data Set with a specific key element type.
Syntax
public DicomElement FindNextKey( 
   DicomElement element,
   bool tree
)
'Declaration
 
Public Function FindNextKey( _
   ByVal element As DicomElement, _
   ByVal tree As Boolean _
) As DicomElement
'Usage
 
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, boolean tree)
 function Leadtools.Dicom.DicomDataSet.FindNextKey( 
   element ,
   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

The next item in the Data Set with a specified key element type, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if an item with the specified key element type was not found.
Remarks
Note: This method does not specify a key element type to use when searching. However the key element type that was used in the last call to FindFirstKey(DicomElement,String,Boolean) or FindLastKey(DicomElement,String,Boolean) is used by default when searching.

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 passed object points to: The method returns an object pointing to:
Item 1 The next sibling (same level, same parent) of Item 1 that has key element type key, if such an item exists. If such an item does not exist, the method returns null.
Item 2 The next sibling (same level, same parent) of Item 2 that has key element type key, if such an item exists. If such an item does not exist, the method returns null.
Item 3 The next sibling (same level, same parent) of Item 3 that has key element type key, if such an item exists. If such an item does not exist, the method returns null.

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.

If the passed object points to: The method returns an object pointing to:
Item 1 The next item in the list that has key element type key, if such an item exists. If an item with key element type key is not found, null is returned.
Item 14 The next item in the list that has key element type key, if such an item exists. If an item with key element type key is not found, null is returned.
Item 22 The next item in the list that has key element type key, if such an item exists. If an item with key element type key is not found, null is returned.

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

FindFirstKey(DicomElement,String,Boolean)

FindLastKey(DicomElement,String,Boolean)

FindPreviousKey

Example
For an example, refer to Reset.
Requirements

Target Platforms

See Also

Reference

DicomDataSet Class
DicomDataSet Members
FindFirstKey(DicomElement,String,Boolean) Method
FindLastKey(DicomElement,String,Boolean) Method
FindPreviousKey Method

 

 


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