1 /*=========================================================================
4 Module: $RCSfile: gdcmDictSet.h,v $
6 Date: $Date: 2004/08/01 00:59:21 $
7 Version: $Revision: 1.22 $
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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
41 // TODO Swig int LoadDictFromFile(std::string filename);
42 // QUESTION: the following function might not be thread safe !? Maybe
43 // we need some mutex here, to avoid concurent creation of
44 // the same dictionary !?!?!
45 // TODO Swig int LoadDictFromName(std::string filename);
46 // TODO Swig int LoadAllDictFromDirectory(std::string DirectoryName);
47 // TODO Swig std::string* GetAllDictNames();
51 void Print(std::ostream& os);
53 std::list<std::string> *GetPubDictEntryNames();
54 std::map<std::string, std::list<std::string> > *
55 GetPubDictEntryNamesByCategory();
57 gdcmDict *LoadDictFromFile(std::string FileName, DictKey Name);
59 gdcmDict *GetDict(DictKey DictName);
60 gdcmDict *GetDefaultPubDict();
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 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 std::map<std::string,gdcmDictEntry *> virtualEntry;
81 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------