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#include "ltdic.h"
L_LTDIC_API pDICOMCODEDCONCEPT L_DicomGetFirstCodedConcept(pContextGroup)
| pDICOMCONTEXTGROUP pContextGroup; | /* pointer to a Context Group */ | 
Returns a pointer to the first Coded Concept in the specified Context Group.
| Parameter | Description | 
| pContextGroup | Pointer to a DICOMCONTEXTGROUP structure that specifies a Context Group in the Context Group Table. The function returns a pointer to the first Coded Concept in this Group, if it contains any. | 
Returns
| !NULL | Pointer to a DICOMCODEDCONCEPT structure that specifies the first Coded Concept in the specified Context Group. | 
| NULL | The specified Context Group does not contain any Coded Concepts. | 
Comments
Along with this function, the following functions can be used to maneuver through the Coded Concepts of a Context Group in the Context Group Table:
You can also use the L_DicomGetCountCodedConcept and L_DicomFindIndexCodedConcept functions to enumerate the Coded Concepts.
Use the L_DicomGetCodedConceptGroup function to determine which Context Group contains a specific Coded Concept.
Required DLLs and Libraries
| For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application | 
Win32, x64, Linux.
See Also
Example
L_INT DicomGetFirstCodedConceptExample(pDICOMCONTEXTGROUP pGroup)
{
   pDICOMCODEDCONCEPT pConcept;
   L_INT nRet;
   // Is it a valid pointer? 
   if (!L_DicomExistsContextGroup (pGroup)) 
      return DICOM_ERROR_NULL_PTR;
   // Enumerate the Coded Concepts in the Context Group (3 possible ways) 
#if 1
   // One possible way to enumerate the Coded Concepts
   pConcept = L_DicomGetFirstCodedConcept(pGroup); 
   while (pConcept) 
   {
      // Refer to the example of L_DicomGetCodedConceptGroup for
      // the function DicomGetCodedConceptGroupExample
      nRet = DicomGetCodedConceptGroupExample(pConcept, TRUE);
      if (nRet != SUCCESS)
         break;
      pConcept = L_DicomGetNextCodedConcept (pConcept); 
   }
#elif 0
   
   // Another way to enumerate the Coded Concepts
   uConceptsCount = L_DicomGetCountCodedConcept (pGroup); 
   for (i = 0; i < uConceptsCount; i++)
   {
      pConcept = L_DicomFindIndexCodedConcept (pGroup, i); 
      nRet = DicomGetCodedConceptGroupExample(pConcept, TRUE);
      if (nRet != SUCCESS)
         break;
   }
#elif 0
   // A third way to enumerate the Coded Concepts
   pConcept = L_DicomGetLastCodedConcept (pGroup); 
   while (pConcept) 
   {
      nRet = DicomGetCodedConceptGroupExample(pConcept, TRUE);
      if (nRet != SUCCESS)
         break;
      pConcept = L_DicomGetPrevCodedConcept (pConcept); 
   }
#endif
   return DICOM_SUCCESS;
}