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#include "Ltdic.h"
L_LTDIC_API L_BOOL L_DicomIsVolatileElement(hDS, pElement)
| HDICOMDS hDS; | /* a DICOM handle */ | 
| pDICOMELEMENT pElement; | /* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */ | 
Determines whether the specified element is volatile.
| Parameter | Description | 
| hDS | A DICOM handle. | 
| pElement | Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains the item to be deleted. | 
Returns
| TRUE | The element is volatile. | 
| FALSE | The element is not volatile. | 
Comments
The following are considered volatile elements:
TAG_TRANSFER_SYNTAX_UID
TAG_ROWS
TAG_COLUMNS
TAG_BITS_STORED
TAG_BITS_ALLOCATED
TAG_HIGH_BIT
TAG_PIXEL_REPRESENTATION
TAG_SMALLEST_IMAGE_PIXEL_VALUE
TAG_LARGEST_IMAGE_PIXEL_VALUE
TAG_SAMPLES_PER_PIXEL
TAG_PLANAR_CONFIGURATION
TAG_PHOTOMETRIC_INTERPRETATION
TAG_PIXEL_ASPECT_RATIO
TAG_PIXEL_SPACING
TAG_RED_PALETTE_COLOR_LOOKUP_TABLE_DESCRIPTOR
TAG_GREEN_PALETTE_COLOR_LOOKUP_TABLE_DESCRIPTOR
TAG_BLUE_PALETTE_COLOR_LOOKUP_TABLE_DESCRIPTOR
TAG_RED_PALETTE_COLOR_LOOKUP_TABLE_DATA
TAG_GREEN_PALETTE_COLOR_LOOKUP_TABLE_DATA
TAG_BLUE_PALETTE_COLOR_LOOKUP_TABLE_DATA
TAG_PALETTE_COLOR_LOOKUP_TABLE_UID
TAG_SLICE_VECTOR
TAG_TIME_SLOT_VECTOR
TAG_NUMBER_OF_FRAMES
TAG_NUMBER_OF_SLICES
TAG_OFFSET_FIRST_ROOT_DIRECTORY
TAG_OFFSET_LAST_ROOT_DIRECTORY
TAG_OFFSET_CHILD_DIRECTORY
TAG_OFFSET_NEXT_DIRECTORY
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
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Example
/* This example checks if an element is volatile */
L_INT DicomIsVolatileElementExample(L_VOID)
{
   HDICOMDS      hDS;
   pDICOMELEMENT pElement;
   hDS = L_DicomCreateDS(NULL);
   L_DicomInitDS(hDS, CLASS_XA_BIPLANE_IMAGE_STORAGE_RETIRED, DS_LITTLE_ENDIAN | DS_EXPLICIT_VR);
   pElement = L_DicomGetFirstElement(hDS, NULL, FALSE, TRUE);
   if (L_DicomIsVolatileElement(hDS, pElement))
      MessageBox(NULL, TEXT("Volatile"), TEXT("Notice"), MB_OK);
   L_DicomFreeDS(hDS);
   return DICOM_SUCCESS;
}