GetParent Method

Summary

Returns the item in the IOD Structure that contains the parent of the specified item.

Syntax

Java

WinRT C#

C++

public DicomIod GetParent( 
   DicomIod iod 
)

Public Function GetParent( _ 
   ByVal iod As Leadtools.Dicom.DicomIod _ 
) As Leadtools.Dicom.DicomIod

public Leadtools.Dicom.DicomIod GetParent(  
   Leadtools.Dicom.DicomIod iod 
)

public DicomIod getParent(DicomIod iod)

 function Leadtools.Dicom.DicomIodTable.GetParent(  
   iod  
)

public: 
Leadtools.Dicom.DicomIod^ GetParent(  
   Leadtools.Dicom.DicomIod^ iod 
)

iod
An item in the IOD Structure.

DicomIod class that contains the item in the IOD Structure that is the parent of the item specified in the IOD.

Remarks

This method requires that the IOD Structure is evaluated as a tree structure.
The parent is the ancestor one level higher than the specified item. If the specified item is a Level 0 item, this method will return null. Please note that the numbering of the items in this illustration is arbitrary and does not imply order.