1 /*=========================================================================
4 Module: $RCSfile: gdcmDictSet.h,v $
6 Date: $Date: 2004/09/27 08:39:06 $
7 Version: $Revision: 1.26 $
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17 =========================================================================*/
26 typedef std::string DictKey;
27 typedef std::map<DictKey, gdcmDict*> DictSetHT;
29 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
31 * \defgroup gdcmDictSet
32 * \brief Container for managing a set of loaded dictionaries.
33 * \note Hopefully, sharing dictionaries should avoid
34 * \par reloading an already loaded dictionary (saving time)
35 * \par having many in memory representations of the same dictionary
38 class GDCM_EXPORT gdcmDictSet
44 void Print(std::ostream& os);
46 std::list<std::string>* GetPubDictEntryNames();
47 std::map<std::string, std::list<std::string> > *
48 GetPubDictEntryNamesByCategory();
50 gdcmDict* LoadDictFromFile( std::string const & fileName,
51 DictKey const & name );
53 gdcmDict* GetDict( DictKey const & DictName );
55 /// \brief Retrieve the default reference DICOM V3 public dictionary.
56 gdcmDict* GetDefaultPubDict() { return GetDict(PUB_DICT_NAME); };
58 // \brief Retrieve the virtual reference DICOM dictionary.
59 // \warning : not end user intended
60 // gdcmDict* GetVirtualDict() { return &VirtualEntry; };
62 gdcmDictEntry* NewVirtualDictEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t element,
63 std::string vr = "Unknown",
64 std::string fourth = "Unknown",
65 std::string name = "Unknown");
67 static std::string BuildDictPath();
70 bool AppendDict(gdcmDict *NewDict, DictKey const & name);
73 /// Hash table of all dictionaries contained in this gdcmDictSet
75 /// Directory path to dictionaries
77 /// H table for the on the fly created gdcmDictEntries
78 TagKeyHT VirtualEntry;
81 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------