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#include "l_bitmap.h"
L_LTDIC_API L_UINT16 L_DicomGetLayerIndex(hDS, pszLayerName, pLayerIndex)
| HDICOMDS hDS; | /* a DICOM handle */ | 
| L_TCHAR * pszLayerName; | /* layer name */ | 
| L_INT * pLayerIndex; | /* variable to be updated with the layer index */ | 
Retrieves the index of the layer with the specified name.
| Parameter | Description | 
| hDS | A DICOM handle. | 
| pszLayerName | Name of the layer. | 
| pLayerIndex | Variable to be updated with layer index | 
Returns
| DICOM_SUCCESS | The function was successful. | 
| >0 | An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes. | 
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 DicomGetLayerIndexExample(HDICOMDS hPresStateDS, L_TCHAR* pszLayerName)
{
   L_TCHAR szText[256] = TEXT("\0");
   L_INT uIndex;
   L_UINT16 nRet = L_DicomGetLayerIndex(hPresStateDS,pszLayerName, &uIndex);
   if(nRet == DICOM_SUCCESS)
   {
      wsprintf(szText, TEXT("Index of the layer in the IOD is: %i"), uIndex);
      MessageBox( NULL, 
                  szText, 
                  TEXT("Note"), 
                  MB_OK);
      return DICOM_SUCCESS;
   }
   return nRet;
}