+/**
+ * \brief add a new Dicom Element pointer to the H Table
+ * @param newEntry entry to add
+ */
+bool ElementSet::AddEntry(DocEntry *newEntry)
+{
+ const TagKey &key = newEntry->GetKey();
+
+ if ( TagHT.count(key) == 1 )
+ {
+ gdcmWarningMacro( "Key already present: " << key );
+ return false;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ TagHT.insert(TagDocEntryHT::value_type(newEntry->GetKey(), newEntry));
+ newEntry->Register();
+ return true;
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Clear the hash table from given entry AND delete the entry.
+ * @param entryToRemove Entry to remove AND delete.
+ */
+bool ElementSet::RemoveEntry( DocEntry *entryToRemove)
+{
+ const TagKey &key = entryToRemove->GetKey();
+ if ( TagHT.count(key) == 1 )
+ {
+ TagHT.erase(key);
+ entryToRemove->Unregister();
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ gdcmWarningMacro( "Key not present : " << key);
+ return false ;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief delete all entries in the ElementSet
+ */
+void ElementSet::ClearEntry()
+{
+ for(TagDocEntryHT::iterator cc = TagHT.begin();cc != TagHT.end(); ++cc)
+ {
+ if ( cc->second )
+ {
+ cc->second->Unregister();
+ }
+ }
+ TagHT.clear();
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Get the first entry while visiting *the* 'zero level' DocEntrySet
+ * (DocEntries out of any Sequence)
+ * \return The first DocEntry if found, otherwhise NULL
+ */
+DocEntry *ElementSet::GetFirstEntry()
+{
+ ItTagHT = TagHT.begin();
+ if (ItTagHT != TagHT.end())
+ return ItTagHT->second;
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Get the next entry while visiting *the* 'zero level' DocEntrySet
+ * (DocEntries out of any Sequence)
+ * \note : meaningfull only if GetFirstEntry already called
+ * \return The next DocEntry if found, otherwhise NULL
+ */
+DocEntry *ElementSet::GetNextEntry()
+{
+ gdcmAssertMacro (ItTagHT != TagHT.end());
+
+ ++ItTagHT;
+ if (ItTagHT != TagHT.end())
+ return ItTagHT->second;
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief retrieves a Dicom Element using (group, element)
+ * @param group Group number of the searched Dicom Element
+ * @param elem Element number of the searched Dicom Element
+ * @return
+ */
+DocEntry *ElementSet::GetDocEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem)
+{
+ TagKey key = DictEntry::TranslateToKey(group, elem);
+ TagDocEntryHT::iterator it = TagHT.find(key);
+
+ if ( it!=TagHT.end() )
+ return it->second;
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Copies all the attributes from an other DocEntrySet
+ * @param set entry to copy from
+ * @remarks The contained DocEntries a not copied, only referenced
+ */
+void ElementSet::Copy(DocEntrySet *set)
+{
+ // Remove all previous entries
+ ClearEntry();
+
+ DocEntrySet::Copy(set);
+
+ ElementSet *eltSet = dynamic_cast<ElementSet *>(set);
+ if( eltSet )
+ {
+ TagHT = eltSet->TagHT;
+ for(ItTagHT = TagHT.begin();ItTagHT != TagHT.end();++ItTagHT)
+ {
+ (ItTagHT->second)->Register();
+ }
+ }
+}