+ 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
+ * @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;
+}
+
+int gdcmDict::ReplaceEntry(gdcmDictEntry* NewEntry) {
+ if ( RemoveEntry(NewEntry->gdcmDictEntry::GetKey()) ) {
+ KeyHt[ NewEntry->GetKey()] = NewEntry;
+ return (1);
+ }
+ return (0);
+}
+
+int gdcmDict::AddNewEntry(gdcmDictEntry* NewEntry) {
+
+ TagKey key;
+ key = NewEntry->GetKey();
+
+ if(KeyHt.count(key) == 1) {
+ dbg.Verbose(1, "gdcmDict::AddNewEntry allready present", key.c_str());
+ return(0);
+ } else {
+ KeyHt[NewEntry->GetKey()] = NewEntry;
+ return(1);
+ }
+}
+
+
+int gdcmDict::RemoveEntry(TagKey key) {
+ if(KeyHt.count(key) == 1) {
+ gdcmDictEntry* EntryToDelete = KeyHt.find(key)->second;
+ if ( EntryToDelete )
+ delete EntryToDelete;
+ KeyHt.erase(key);
+ return (1);
+ } else {
+ dbg.Verbose(1, "gdcmDict::RemoveEntry unfound entry", key.c_str());
+ return (0);
+ }
+}
+
+
+int gdcmDict::RemoveEntry (guint16 group, guint16 element) {
+ return( RemoveEntry(gdcmDictEntry::TranslateToKey(group, element)) );