+ virtual std::string GetEntryString(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+ virtual void *GetEntryBinArea(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+ virtual int GetEntryLength(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+
+ /// \brief Gets any type of DocEntry, identified by its (group,elem)
+ virtual DocEntry *GetDocEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem) = 0;
+ /// \brief Gets a DataEntry, identified by its (group, elem)
+ DataEntry *GetDataEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+ /// \brief Gets a SeqEntry, identified by its (group,elem)
+ SeqEntry *GetSeqEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+
+ bool SetEntryString(std::string const &content,
+ uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+ bool SetEntryBinArea(uint8_t *content, int lgth,
+ uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+ bool SetEntryString(std::string const &content, DataEntry *entry);
+ bool SetEntryBinArea(uint8_t *content, int lgth, DataEntry *entry);
+
+ DataEntry *InsertEntryString(std::string const &value,
+ uint16_t group, uint16_t elem,
+ VRKey const &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+ DataEntry *InsertEntryBinArea(uint8_t *binArea, int lgth,
+ uint16_t group, uint16_t elem,
+ VRKey const &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+ SeqEntry *InsertSeqEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+ /// \brief Tells us if the set contains no entry
+ virtual bool IsEmpty() = 0;
+ virtual bool CheckIfEntryExist(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+
+// DocEntry related utilities
+ DataEntry *NewDataEntry(uint16_t group,uint16_t elem,
+ VRKey const &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+ SeqEntry *NewSeqEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+
+ virtual void Copy(DocEntrySet *) {};