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IDLffDICOM::GetParent

Syntax | Return Value | Arguments | Keywords | Examples | Version History

The IDLffDICOM::GetParent function method is used to find the parent references of a set of elements in a DICOM sequence.

Syntax

Result = Obj->[IDLffDICOM::]GetParent(ReferenceList)

Return Value

Returns the parent references of a set of elements in a DICOM sequence. It takes as an argument an array of references that represent DICOM elements. If no members of the ReferenceList are members of a sequence, a -1 is returned, and for each member of the ReferenceList which is not a member of a sequence, a -1 is returned.

Arguments

ReferenceList

An array of references to DICOM elements that are known to be members of a DICOM sequence.

Keywords

None

Examples

obj = OBJ_NEW('IDLffDICOM')  
read = obj->Read(DIALOG_PICKFILE(FILTER = '*'))  
  
; Get the reference to the Referenced Study Sequence  
; element, if it exists:  
ref = obj->GetReference('0008'x, '1110'x)  
PRINT, ref  
PRINT, obj->GetDescription(REFERENCE = ref)  
  
; Get and print the parent sequence, if it exists.  
; This should result in a -1 since this element is not  
; a member of a sequence:  
parent = obj->GetParent(ref)  
PRINT, parent  
PRINT, obj->GetDescription(REFERENCE=parent)  
  
; Get the children of the Referenced Study Sequence  
; element, if it exists:  
refs = obj->GetChildren(ref[0])  
PRINT, refs  
PRINT, obj->GetDescription(REFERENCE = refs)  
OBJ_DESTROY, obj  

Version History

5.2
Introduced

  IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)