+/**
+ * \brief Build a new Bin Entry from all the low level arguments.
+ * Check for existence of dictionary entry, and build
+ * a default one when absent.
+ * @param group Group number of the new Entry
+ * @param elem Element number of the new Entry
+ * @param vr V(alue) R(epresentation) of the new Entry
+ */
+BinEntry *DocEntrySet::NewBinEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem,
+ TagName const &vr)
+{
+ DictEntry *dictEntry = GetDictEntry(group, elem, vr);
+ gdcmAssertMacro(dictEntry);
+
+ BinEntry *newEntry = new BinEntry(dictEntry);
+ if (!newEntry)
+ {
+ gdcmWarningMacro( "Failed to allocate BinEntry");
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return newEntry;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Build a new Seq Entry from all the low level arguments.
+ * Check for existence of dictionary entry, and build
+ * a default one when absent.
+ * @param group Group number of the new Entry
+ * @param elem Element number of the new Entry
+ */
+SeqEntry* DocEntrySet::NewSeqEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem)
+{
+ DictEntry *dictEntry = GetDictEntry(group, elem, "SQ");
+ gdcmAssertMacro(dictEntry);
+
+ SeqEntry *newEntry = new SeqEntry( dictEntry );
+ if (!newEntry)
+ {
+ gdcmWarningMacro( "Failed to allocate SeqEntry");
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return newEntry;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Request a new virtual dict entry to the dict set
+ * @param group Group number of the underlying DictEntry
+ * @param elem Element number of the underlying DictEntry
+ * @param vr V(alue) R(epresentation) of the underlying DictEntry
+ * @param vm V(alue) M(ultiplicity) of the underlying DictEntry
+ * @param name english name
+ */
+DictEntry* DocEntrySet::NewVirtualDictEntry( uint16_t group, uint16_t elem,
+ TagName const &vr,
+ TagName const &vm,
+ TagName const &name )
+{
+ return Global::GetDicts()->NewVirtualDictEntry(group,elem,vr,vm,name);
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Protected
+/**
+ * \brief Searches [both] the public [and the shadow dictionary (when they
+ * exist)] for the presence of the DictEntry with given
+ * group and element. The public dictionary has precedence on the
+ * shadow one(s), if any.
+ * @param group Group number of the searched DictEntry
+ * @param elem Element number of the searched DictEntry
+ * @return Corresponding DictEntry when it exists, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+DictEntry *DocEntrySet::GetDictEntry(uint16_t group,uint16_t elem)
+{
+ DictEntry *found = 0;
+ Dict *pubDict = Global::GetDicts()->GetDefaultPubDict();
+ if (!pubDict)
+ {
+ gdcmWarningMacro( "We SHOULD have a default dictionary");
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ found = pubDict->GetEntry(group, elem);
+ }
+ return found;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Searches [both] the public [and the shadow dictionary (when they
+ * exist)] for the presence of the DictEntry with given
+ * group and element, and create a new virtual DictEntry if necessary
+ * @param group group number of the searched DictEntry
+ * @param elem element number of the searched DictEntry
+ * @param vr V(alue) R(epresentation) to use, if necessary
+ * @return Corresponding DictEntry when it exists, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+DictEntry *DocEntrySet::GetDictEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem,
+ TagName const &vr)
+{
+ DictEntry *dictEntry = GetDictEntry(group,elem);
+ DictEntry *goodEntry = dictEntry;
+ std::string goodVR = vr;
+
+ if (elem == 0x0000) goodVR="UL";
+
+ if ( goodEntry )
+ {
+ if ( goodVR != goodEntry->GetVR()
+ && goodVR != GDCM_UNKNOWN )
+ {
+ goodEntry = NULL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Create a new virtual DictEntry if necessary
+ if (!goodEntry)
+ {
+ if (dictEntry)
+ {
+ goodEntry = NewVirtualDictEntry(group, elem, goodVR, "FIXME",
+ dictEntry->GetName() );
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ goodEntry = NewVirtualDictEntry(group, elem, goodVR);
+ }
+ }
+ return goodEntry;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Private
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Print