+
+ // Create a new dataEntry if necessary
+ if ( !dataEntry)
+ {
+ dataEntry = NewDataEntry(group, elem, vr);
+
+ if ( !AddEntry(dataEntry) )
+ {
+ gdcmWarningMacro( "AddEntry failed although this is a creation.");
+ dataEntry->Delete();
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ dataEntry->Delete();
+ }
+
+ // Set the dataEntry value
+ uint8_t *tmpArea;
+ if ( lgth>0 && binArea )
+ {
+ tmpArea = new uint8_t[lgth];
+ memcpy(tmpArea,binArea,lgth);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ tmpArea = 0;
+ }
+ if ( !SetEntryBinArea(tmpArea,lgth,dataEntry) )
+ {
+ if ( tmpArea )
+ {
+ delete[] tmpArea;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return dataEntry;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Modifies the value of a given Doc Entry (Dicom Element)
+ * when it exists. Creates it when unexistant.
+ * @param group Group number of the Entry
+ * @param elem Element number of the Entry
+ * \return pointer to the modified/created SeqEntry (NULL when creation
+ * failed).
+ */
+SeqEntry *DocEntrySet::InsertSeqEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem)
+{
+ SeqEntry *seqEntry = 0;
+ DocEntry *currentEntry = GetDocEntry( group, elem );
+
+ // Verify the currentEntry
+ if ( currentEntry )
+ {
+ seqEntry = dynamic_cast<SeqEntry *>(currentEntry);
+
+ // Verify the VR
+ if ( seqEntry )
+ seqEntry = NULL;
+
+ // if currentEntry doesn't correspond to the requested seqEntry
+ if ( !seqEntry )
+ {
+ if (!RemoveEntry(currentEntry))
+ {
+ gdcmWarningMacro( "Removal of previous DocEntry failed.");
+
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ // Create a new seqEntry if necessary
+ if ( !seqEntry )
+ {
+ seqEntry = NewSeqEntry(group, elem);
+
+ if ( !AddEntry(seqEntry) )
+ {
+ gdcmWarningMacro( "AddEntry failed although this is a creation.");
+ seqEntry->Delete();
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ seqEntry->Delete();
+ }
+
+ // TODO : Find a trick to insert a SequenceDelimitationItem
+ // in the SeqEntry, at the end.
+ return seqEntry;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Checks if a given Dicom Element exists within the H table
+ * @param group Group number of the searched Dicom Element
+ * @param elem Element number of the searched Dicom Element
+ * @return true is found
+ */
+bool DocEntrySet::CheckIfEntryExist(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem )
+{
+ return GetDocEntry(group,elem)!=NULL;