+/// \brief returns the human readable value of a Transfer Syntax string
+TSAtr const &TS::GetValue(TSKey const &key)
+{
+ // First thing clean up the string
+ // (sometimes the transfer syntax is padded with spaces)
+ std::string copy = key;
+ while ( copy.size() && !isdigit((unsigned char)copy[copy.size()-1]) )
+ {
+ copy.erase(copy.size()-1, 1);
+ }
+
+ TSHT::const_iterator it = TsMap.find(copy);
+ if (it == TsMap.end())
+ {
+ return GDCM_UNFOUND;
+ }
+ return it->second;
+}
+/**
+ * \brief Determines if the key passed corresponds to a 'Transfer Syntax'
+ * as defined in DICOM (and stored in gdcm::TS class)
+ * @return True when key is an actual 'Transfer Syntax'.
+ * False in all other cases.
+ */
+bool TS::IsTransferSyntax(TSKey const &key)
+{
+ TSHT::const_iterator it = TsMap.find(key);
+ return it != TsMap.end();
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Determines if the Transfer Syntax was already encountered
+ * and if it corresponds to a Run Length Encoding Lossless one
+ * @return True when Run Length Encoding Lossless found.
+ * False in all other cases.
+ */
+bool TS::IsRLELossless(TSKey const &key)
+{
+ bool r = false;
+ // First check this is an actual transfer syntax
+ if ( IsTransferSyntax(key) )
+ {
+ if ( key == SpecialStrings[RLELossless] )
+ {
+ r = true;
+ }
+ }
+ return r;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Determines if the Transfer Syntax was already encountered
+ * and if it corresponds to a 'classical' JPEG Lossless one
+ * @return True when 'classical' Lossless found.
+ * False in all other cases.
+ */
+bool TS::IsJPEGLossless(TSKey const &key)
+{
+ bool r = false;
+ // First check this is an actual transfer syntax
+ if ( IsTransferSyntax(key) )
+ {
+ if ( key == SpecialStrings[JPEGFullProgressionProcess10_12]
+ || key == SpecialStrings[JPEGLosslessProcess14]
+ || key == SpecialStrings[JPEGLosslessProcess14_1] )
+ {
+ r = true;
+ }
+ }
+ return r;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Determines if the Transfer Syntax was already encountered
+ * and if it corresponds to a 'classical' JPEG Lossy one
+ * @return True when 'classical' Lossy found.
+ * False in all other cases.
+ */
+bool TS::IsJPEGLossy(TSKey const &key)
+{
+ bool r = false;
+ // First check this is an actual transfer syntax
+ if ( IsTransferSyntax(key) )
+ {
+ if ( key == SpecialStrings[JPEGBaselineProcess1]
+ || key == SpecialStrings[JPEGExtendedProcess2_4]
+ || key == SpecialStrings[JPEGExtendedProcess3_5]
+ || key == SpecialStrings[JPEGSpectralSelectionProcess6_8] )
+ {
+ r = true;
+ }
+ }
+ return r;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Determines if the Transfer Syntax was already encountered
+ * and if it corresponds to a JPEG2000 one
+ * @return True when JPEG2000 (Lossly or LossLess) found.
+ * False in all other cases.
+ */
+bool TS::IsJPEG2000(TSKey const &key)
+{
+ bool r = false;
+ // First check this is an actual transfer syntax
+ if ( IsTransferSyntax(key) )
+ {
+ if ( key == SpecialStrings[JPEG2000Lossless]
+ || key == SpecialStrings[JPEG2000] )
+ {
+ r = true;
+ }
+ }
+ return r;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Determines if the Transfer Syntax corresponds to
+ * 'classical' Jpeg Lossless or Jpeg lossy.
+ * @return True when any form of JPEG found. False otherwise.
+ */
+bool TS::IsJPEG(TSKey const &key)
+{
+ bool r = false;
+ // First check this is an actual transfer syntax
+ if ( IsTransferSyntax(key) )
+ {
+ if ( IsJPEGLossy( key )
+ || IsJPEGLossless( key )
+ || IsJPEG2000( key )
+ || IsJPEGLS( key )
+ )
+ {
+ r = true;
+ }
+ }
+ return r;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Determines if the Transfer Syntax corresponds to any form
+ * of Jpeg-LS encoded Pixel data.
+ * @return True when any form of JPEG-LS found. False otherwise.
+ */
+bool TS::IsJPEGLS(TSKey const &key)
+{
+ bool r = false;
+ // First check this is an actual transfer syntax
+ if ( IsTransferSyntax(key) )
+ {
+ if ( key == SpecialStrings[JPEGLSLossless]
+ || key == SpecialStrings[JPEGLSNearLossless] )
+ {
+ r = true;
+ }
+ }
+ return r;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Determines if the Transfer Syntax corresponds to any form
+ * of MPEG encoded Pixel data.
+ * @return True when any form of MPEG found. False otherwise.
+ */
+bool TS::IsMPEG(TSKey const &key)
+{
+ bool r = false;
+ // First check this is an actual transfer syntax
+ if ( IsTransferSyntax(key) )
+ {
+ if ( key == SpecialStrings[MPEG2MainProfile] )
+ {
+ r = true;
+ }
+ }
+ return r;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief GetSpecialTransferSyntax ??
+ * @param key TSKey const &key ??
+ * @return TS::SpecialType ??.
+ */
+TS::SpecialType TS::GetSpecialTransferSyntax(TSKey const &key)
+{
+ for (int i = 0; SpecialStrings[i] != NULL; i++)
+ {
+ if ( SpecialStrings[i] == key )
+ {
+ return SpecialType(i);
+ }
+ }
+ return UnknownTS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief GetSpecialTransferSyntax ??
+ * @param t SpecialType t ??
+ * @return char* TS : SpecialStrings[t] ??.
+ */
+const char* TS::GetSpecialTransferSyntax(SpecialType t)
+{
+ return SpecialStrings[t];