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#include "l_bitmap.h"
L_LTDIC_API L_UINT16 L_DicomGetTextObjectCount(hDS, pGraphicAnnSQItem, pCount)
| HDICOMDS hDS; | /* a DICOM handle */ | 
| pDICOMELEMENT pGraphicAnnSQItem; | /* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */ | 
| L_UINT* pCount; | /* pointer to a variable which will be updated with the text annotation object count */ | 
Retrieves the number of text annotation objects in the specified "Graphic Annotation Sequence" (0070,0001) item.
| Parameter | Description | 
| hDS | A DICOM handle. | 
| pGraphicAnnSQItem | Pointer to an item element under the "Graphic Annotation Sequence" (0008,1115) in the "Graphic Annotation Module". | 
| pCount | Pointer to a variable, which will be updated with the text annotation object count. | 
Returns
| DICOM_SUCCESS | The function was successful. | 
| >0 | An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes. | 
Comments
This function returns the number of text annotation objects in the specified "Graphic Annotation Sequence" (0070,0001) item in the "Graphic Annotation Module".
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 DicomGetTextObjectCountExample(HDICOMDS hPresStateDS)
{
   L_UINT16 nRet;
   L_UINT uCount;
   pDICOMELEMENT pGraphicAnnSQItem = L_DicomFindFirstGraphicAnnSQItem(hPresStateDS);
   nRet = L_DicomGetTextObjectCount (hPresStateDS,pGraphicAnnSQItem, &uCount);
   if (nRet != DICOM_SUCCESS)
      return nRet;
   if (uCount >= 0)
   {
      L_TCHAR szText[256] = TEXT("\0");
      wsprintf(szText, TEXT("Number of Textual Annotations is:  %i"), uCount);
      MessageBox( NULL, 
                  szText, 
                  TEXT("Note"), 
                  MB_OK); 
   }
   return DICOM_SUCCESS;
}