+/**
+ * \ingroup gdcmDict
+ * \brief Get the dictionnary entry identified by a given tag (group,element)
+ * @param group group of the entry to be found
+ * @param element element of the entry to be found
+ * @return the corresponding dictionnary entry when existing, NULL otherwise
+ */
+gdcmDictEntry * gdcmDict::GetTagByNumber(guint16 group, guint16 element) {
+ TagKey key = gdcmDictEntry::TranslateToKey(group, element);
+ if ( ! KeyHt.count(key))
+ return (gdcmDictEntry*)0;
+ return KeyHt.find(key)->second;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup gdcmDict
+ * \brief Get the dictionnary entry identified by it's name.
+ * @param name element of the ElVal to modify
+ * \warning : NEVER use it !
+ * the 'name' IS NOT an identifier within the Dicom Dicom Dictionary
+ * the name MAY CHANGE between two versions !
+ * @return the corresponding dictionnary entry when existing, NULL otherwise
+ */
+gdcmDictEntry * gdcmDict::GetTagByName(TagName name) {
+ if ( ! NameHt.count(name))
+ return (gdcmDictEntry*)0;
+ return NameHt.find(name)->second;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Protected
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Private
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------