+#include "gdcmDictEntry.h"
+#include "gdcmDebug.h"
+#include "gdcmUtil.h"
+
+#include <iomanip> // for std::ios::left, ...
+#include <fstream>
+#include <stdio.h> // for sprintf
+
+namespace gdcm
+{
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Constructor / Destructor
+/**
+ * \brief Constructor
+ * @param group DICOM-Group Number
+ * @param elem DICOM-Element Number
+ * @param vr Value Representation
+ * @param vm Value Multiplicity
+ * @param name description of the element
+*/
+DictEntry::DictEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem,
+ VRKey const &vr,
+ TagName const &vm,
+ TagName const &name):
+ DicomEntry(group,elem,vr)
+{
+ VM = vm;
+ Name = name;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Public
+/**
+ * \brief Class allocator
+ * @param group DICOM-Group Number
+ * @param elem DICOM-Element Number
+ * @param vr Value Representation
+ * @param vm Value Multiplicity
+ * @param name description of the element
+*/
+DictEntry *DictEntry::New(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem,
+ VRKey const &vr,
+ TagName const &vm,
+ TagName const &name)
+{
+ return new DictEntry(group,elem,vr,vm,name);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief If-and only if-the V(alue) R(epresentation)
+ * \ is unset then overwrite it.
+ * @param vr New V(alue) R(epresentation) to be set.
+ */
+void DictEntry::SetVR(VRKey const &vr)
+{
+ if ( IsVRUnknown() )
+ {
+ DicomEntry::SetVR(vr);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ gdcmErrorMacro( "Overwriting VR might compromise a dictionary");
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief If-and only if-the V(alue) M(ultiplicity)
+ * \ is unset then overwrite it.
+ * @param vm New V(alue) M(ultiplicity) to be set.
+ */
+void DictEntry::SetVM(TagName const &vm)