+//
+// ------------------------ 'non string' elements related functions
+//
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup gdcmHeader
+ * \brief Loads (from disk) the element content
+ * when a string is not suitable
+ */
+void * gdcmHeader::LoadElementVoidArea(guint16 Group, guint16 Elem) {
+ gdcmElValue * Element= PubElValSet.GetElementByNumber(Group, Elem);
+ if ( !Element )
+ return NULL;
+ size_t o =(size_t)Element->GetOffset();
+ fseek(fp, o, SEEK_SET);
+ int l=Element->GetLength();
+ void * a = malloc(l);
+ if(!a) {
+ std::cout << "Big Broblem (LoadElementVoidArea, malloc) "
+ << std::hex << Group << " " << Elem << std::endl;
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ /* int res = */ PubElValSet.SetVoidAreaByNumber(a, Group, Elem);
+ // TODO check the result
+ size_t l2 = fread(a, 1, l ,fp);
+ if(l != l2) {
+ std::cout << "Big Broblem (LoadElementVoidArea, fread) "
+ << std::hex << Group << " " << Elem << std::endl;
+ free(a);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ return a;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup gdcmHeader
+ * \brief Gets (from Header) the offset of a 'non string' element value
+ * \ (LoadElementValue has already be executed)
+ * @param Group
+ * @param Elem
+ * @return File Offset of the Element Value
+ */
+ size_t gdcmHeader::GetPubElValOffsetByNumber(guint16 Group, guint16 Elem) {
+ gdcmElValue* elValue = PubElValSet.GetElementByNumber(Group, Elem);
+ if (!elValue) {
+ dbg.Verbose(1, "gdcmHeader::GetElValueByNumber",
+ "failed to Locate gdcmElValue");
+ return (size_t)0;
+ }
+ return elValue->GetOffset();
+}
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup gdcmHeader
+* \brief Gets (from Header) a 'non string' element value
+ * \ (LoadElementValue has already be executed)
+ * @param Group
+ * @param Elem
+ * @return Pointer to the 'non string' area
+
+ */
+ void * gdcmHeader::GetPubElValVoidAreaByNumber(guint16 Group, guint16 Elem) {
+ gdcmElValue* elValue = PubElValSet.GetElementByNumber(Group, Elem);
+ if (!elValue) {
+ dbg.Verbose(1, "gdcmHeader::GetElValueByNumber",
+ "failed to Locate gdcmElValue");
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+ return elValue->GetVoidArea();
+}
+
+