1 /*=========================================================================
4 Module: $RCSfile: gdcmValEntry.h,v $
6 Date: $Date: 2005/01/06 20:03:28 $
7 Version: $Revision: 1.34 $
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17 =========================================================================*/
19 #ifndef GDCMVALENTRY_H
20 #define GDCMVALENTRY_H
22 #include "gdcmDocEntry.h"
28 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
31 * \brief The dicom header of a Dicom file contains a set of such entries
32 * (when successfuly parsed against a given Dicom dictionary)
34 class GDCM_EXPORT ValEntry : public DocEntry
37 ValEntry(DictEntry *e);
38 ValEntry(DocEntry *d);
41 /// \brief Returns the 'Value' (e.g. "Dupond Marcel") converted into a
42 /// 'string', event if it's stored as an integer in the header of the
43 /// current Dicom Document Entry
44 std::string const &GetValue() const { return Value; };
46 /// Sets the value (string) of the current Dicom Document Entry.
47 /// The size is updated
48 virtual void SetValue(std::string const &val);
50 virtual void Print(std::ostream &os = std::cout);
52 virtual void WriteContent(std::ofstream *fp, FileType filetype);
55 /// Sets the value (string) of the current Dicom Document Entry
56 void SetValueOnly(std::string const &val) { Value = val; };
61 /// \brief Document Entry value, internaly represented as a std::string
62 /// The Value Representation (\ref VR) is independently used
63 /// in order to interpret (decode) this field.
66 } // end namespace gdcm
68 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------