L_DicomGetChildKey

Summary

Returns a pointer to the item in the Dicom Dir Data Set that contains the first key element child of the specified item.

Syntax

#include "ltdic.h"

L_LTDIC_API pDICOMELEMENT L_DicomGetChildKey(hDS, pElement)

Parameters

HDICOMDS hDS

A DICOM handle.

pDICOMELEMENT pElement

Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains an item in the Data Set.

Returns

Value Meaning
!NULL A pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure that contains the item in the Data Set that is the first key element child of the item specified in pElement.
NULL pElement has no child items.

Comments

The child is the offspring one level lower than the specified item. If the specified item has no child items, this function will return NULL. For example:

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If the passed pointer points to The function returns a pointer to
Item 1 NULL
Item 2 Item 3
Item 4 Item 5
Item 6 NULL

The following functions will also help you navigate the Data Set:

Required DLLs and Libraries

Platforms

Win32, x64, Linux.

See Also

Functions

Topics

Example

For an example, refer to L_DicomInsertKey.

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