+class GDCM_EXPORT Dict
+{
+public:
+ Dict(std::string const & filename);
+ ~Dict();
+
+// Print
+ void Print(std::ostream &os = std::cout);
+ void PrintByKey(std::ostream &os = std::cout);
+ void PrintByName(std::ostream &os = std::cout);
+
+// Entries
+ bool AddNewEntry (DictEntry const & newEntry);
+ bool ReplaceEntry(DictEntry const & newEntry);
+ bool RemoveEntry (TagKey const & key);
+ bool RemoveEntry (uint16_t group, uint16_t element);
+
+// Tag
+ DictEntry *GetDictEntryByName(TagName const & name);
+ DictEntry *GetDictEntryByNumber(uint16_t group, uint16_t element);
+
+ EntryNamesList *GetDictEntryNames();
+ EntryNamesByCatMap *GetDictEntryNamesByCategory();
+
+ /// \brief Returns a ref to the Dicom Dictionary H table (map)
+ /// @return the Dicom Dictionary H table
+ const TagKeyHT & GetEntriesByKey() const { return KeyHt; }
+
+ /// \brief Returns a ref to the Dicom Dictionary H table (map)
+ /// @return the Dicom Dictionary H table
+ const TagNameHT & GetEntriesByName() const { return NameHt; }
+
+private:
+ /// ASCII file holding the Dictionnary
+ std::string Filename;
+