+
+ <LI> API breaking modifications (since previous version)
+ <UL>
+ <LI> Stupid difference between <TT>gdcm::ValEntry</TT>
+ and <TT>gdcm::BinEntry</TT> removed. <br>
+ Only <TT>gdcm::DataEntry</TT> exist, now. <br>
+ <pre>
+ ValEntry(DictEntry *e);
+ BinEntry(DictEntry *e);
+-->DataEntry *New(uint16_t group,uint16_t elem, VRKey const &vr);
+
+ std::string const &ValEntry::GetValue() const;
+ std::string const &BinEntry::GetValue() const;
+-->std::string const &DataEntry::GetString() const;
+
+ uint8_t *BinEntry::GetBinArea();
+-->uint8_t *DataEntry::GetBinArea();
+
+ void ValEntry::SetValue(std::string const &value);
+ void BinEntry::SetValue(std::string const &value);
+-->void DataEntry::SetString(std::string const &value);
+
+ void BinEntry::SetBinArea( uint8_t *area, bool self = true );
+-->void DataEntry::SetBinArea( uint8_t *area, bool self = true );
+
+ void ValEntry::CopyValEntry(uint16_t gr, uint16_t el);
+-->void DataEntry::CopyDataEntry(uint16_t gr, uint16_t el, VRKey const &vr);
+</pre>
+
+<pre>
+Example :
+
+old way :
+ DocEntry *p3 = item2->GetDocEntry(0x0018,0x0050);
+ if( !p3 ) return false;
+ ContentEntry *entry2 = dynamic_cast<ContentEntry *>(p3);
+ std::string thickness = entry2->GetValue();
+
+new way :
+ DocEntry *p3 = item2->GetDocEntry(0x0018,0x0050);
+ if( !p3 ) return false;
+ DataEntry *entry2 = dynamic_cast<DataEntry *>(p3);
+ std::string thickness = entry2->GetString();
+
+</pre>
+
+<LI> Avoid tons of CPU time consuming accesses to DICOM Dictionnary
+<pre>
+ DataEntry *FileHelper::CopyDataEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+-->DataEntry *FileHelper::CopyDataEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem,
+ const VRKey &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+
+ void FileHelper::CheckMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value);
+-->void FileHelper::CheckMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value,
+ const VRKey &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+
+ void FileHelper::SetMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value);
+-->void FileHelper::SetMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value,
+ const VRKey &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+
+ void FileHelper::CopyMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value);
+-->void FileHelper::CopyMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value,
+ const VRKey &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+</pre>
+<LI> New features :
+<pre>
+For multivaluated numeric DataEntries
+-->void DataEntry::SetValue(const uint32_t &id,const double &val);
+-->double DataEntry::GetValue(const uint32_t &id) const;
+-->uint32_t DataEntry::GetValueCount() const;
+
+For converting 'Decimal String'
+-->bool GetDSValue(std::vector <double> &valueVector);
+</pre>
+
+<LI> Avoid too many source file modifications from gdcm1.2 to gdcm1.3
+<pre>
+use :
+
+#define ValEntry DataEntry
+#define BinEntry DataEntry
+
+#define GetEntryValue(g,e) GetEntryString(g,e)
+#define GetEntryForcedAsciiValue(g,e) GetEntryString(g,e)
+
+#define GetValEntry(g,e) GetDataEntry(g,e)
+#define GetBinEntry(g,e) GetDataEntry(g,e)
+#define GetValue() GetString()
+
+#define InsertValEntry(v,g,e,vr) InsertEntryString(v,g,e,vr) // warning mind the VR!
+#define InsertBinEntry(b,l,g,e,vr) InsertEntryBinArea(b,l,g,e,vr)
+
+#define SetValEntry(c,g,e) SetEntryString(c,g,e) | !!
+#define SetValEntry(c,en) SetEntryString(c,en) | !!
+
+#define SetBinEntry(c,l,en) SetEntryBinArea(c,l,en) | !!
+#define SetBinEntry(c,l,g,e) SetEntryBinArea(c,l,g,e) | !!
+
+#define NewValEntry(g,e,vr) NewDataEntry(g,e,vr)
+#define NewBinEntry(g,e,vr) NewDataEntry(g,e,vr)
+
+</pre>
+ </UL>
+
+ <LI> Bug fixes
+ <UL>
+ <LI> Implicit VR - Big Endian (G.E Private) Transfert Syntax 16 Bits
+ images are now read correctly.
+ <LI> File::GetZOrigin() returns accurate result in any case.
+ <LI>
+ <LI>
+ </UL>
+
+ <LI> Known Bugs
+ <UL>
+ <LI> Use of <TT>Implicit Value Representation</TT> writting mode may
+ causes troubles, when there are some <TT>SQ</TT> belonging to a
+ <TT>Shadow Group</TT>. <br>
+ Better you use <TT>Explicit Value Representation</TT> writting mode ...
+ <LI> Troubles on 'Big endian' processors (i.e. Apple/Motorola, SunSparc
+ ...) when writting 16 Bits images.
+ <LI> Troubles on 64-bits processors.
+ <LI>
+ <LI>
+ </UL>
+
+ <br><br>
+ </UL>
+
+
+
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+ <A CLASS="anchor" NAME="NewsVersion1_2">
+ <B>Version 1.2 </B></A>
+</H2>
+ <LI>State of the art
+ <UL>
+ <LI>
+ <a href="Doc1.0/uml-gdcmV1.0.pdf">gdcm 1.2 UML Class Diagram</a> version
+ (same as 1.1)
+ <LI> This is the Class Diagram of the version used within ITK.
+ (Hope we unify CVS version and ITK version, some day!)
+
+<!#######################################################################>
+
+<HR size="1"><ADDRESS style="align: right;"></ADDRESS>
+<H2>
+ <A CLASS="anchor" NAME="NewsVersion1_1">
+ <B>Version 1.1 (September 14 2005)</B></A>
+</H2>
+ <LI>State of the art
+ <UL>
+ <LI>
+ <a href="Doc1.0/uml-gdcmV1.0.pdf">gdcm 1.1 UML Class Diagram</a> version.
+ <LI> <a href= "Doc1.0/html.user/index.html">User Documentation</a>
+ <LI> <a href= "Doc1.0/html.developper/index.html">Developper
+ Documentation</a>