+
+/**
+ * \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 )
+ {
+ dbg.Verbose(1, "ElementSet::AddEntry key already present: ",
+ key.c_str());
+ return false;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ TagHT.insert(TagDocEntryHT::value_type(newEntry->GetKey(), newEntry));
+ return true;
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Clear the hash table from given entry BUT keep the entry.
+ * @param entryToRemove Entry to remove.
+ */
+bool ElementSet::RemoveEntryNoDestroy(DocEntry* entryToRemove)
+{
+ const TagKey& key = entryToRemove->GetKey();
+ if( TagHT.count(key) == 1 )
+ {
+ TagHT.erase(key);
+ dbg.Verbose(0, "ElementSet::RemoveEntry: one element erased.");
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ dbg.Verbose(0, "ElementSet::RemoveEntry: key not present: ");
+ return false ;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \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);
+ dbg.Verbose(0, "ElementSet::RemoveEntry: one element erased.");
+ delete entryToRemove;
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ dbg.Verbose(0, "ElementSet::RemoveEntry: key not present: ");
+ return false ;
+}
+} // end namespace gdcm