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#include "Ltdic.h"
L_LTDIC_API L_VOID L_DicomInitDS(hDS, nClass, nFlags)
| HDICOMDS hDS; | /* a DICOM handle */ | 
| L_UINT32 nClass; | /* class constant */ | 
| L_UINT16 nFlags; | /* flag */ | 
Creates the data set, inserting the appropriate elements for the specified class.
| Parameter | Description | |
| hDS | A DICOM handle. | |
| nClass | Value that specifies the class. For a list of default values, refer to the IOD Class Constants. | |
| nFlags | Transfer Syntax flag that indicates the organization of the data set and the type of image compression used. Possible values and combinations are: | |
| 
 | Value | Meaning | 
| 
 | 0 | [0x0000] Use the default combination of: DS_LITTLE_ENDIAN | DS_EXPLICIT_VR | DS_COMPRESSION_NONE | 
| 
 | DS_LITTLE_ENDIAN | [0x0004] Byte order is Little Endian. | 
| 
 | DS_BIG_ENDIAN | [0x0008] Byte order is Big Endian. | 
| 
 | DS_IMPLICIT_VR | [0x0010] The Value Representation is implicit. | 
| 
 | DS_EXPLICIT_VR | [0x0020] The Value Representation is explicit. | 
| 
 | DS_ADD_MANDATORY_ELEMENTS_ONLY | [0x1000] Insert only the mandatory elements. All other elements will not be inserted. This flag can be added to any other valid combination of flags. | 
| 
 | DS_ADD_MANDATORY_MODULES_ONLY | [0x2000] Insert only the mandatory modules. All other modules will not be inserted. This flag can be added to any other valid combination of flags. | 
| 
 | DS_LITTLE_ENDIAN | DS_IMPLICIT_VR | |
| 
 | DS_LITTLE_ENDIAN | DS_EXPLICIT_VR | |
| 
 | DS_BIG_ENDIAN | DS_EXPLICIT_VR | |
Returns
None.
Comments
To create a Data Set, you must call L_DicomCreateDS, to allocate the memory required for the Data Set, before calling this function.
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
| Functions: | L_DicomCreateDS, L_DicomFreeDS, L_DicomLoadDSMemory, L_DicomLoadDS | 
| Topics: | |
| 
 | How to Disable the Automatic Loading of the default DICOM IOD Table | 
Example
This example initializes the Data Set
L_INT DicomInitDSExample(L_VOID)
{
   HDICOMDS hDS;
   hDS = L_DicomCreateDS(NULL);
   L_DicomInitDS(hDS, CLASS_XA_BIPLANE_IMAGE_STORAGE_RETIRED, DS_METAHEADER_PRESENT | 
                                              DS_LITTLE_ENDIAN | 
                                              DS_EXPLICIT_VR | 
                                              DS_GROUP_LENGTHS | 
                                              DS_LENGTH_EXPLICIT);
   L_DicomFreeDS(hDS);
   return DICOM_SUCCESS;
}