+/**
+ * \brief Safely compare two Dicom String:
+ * - Both strings should be of even length
+ * - We allow padding of even length string by either a null
+ * character of a space
+ */
+bool Util::CompareDicomString(const std::string &s1, const char *s2, int op)
+{
+ // s2 is the string from the DICOM reference e.g. : 'MONOCHROME1'
+ std::string s1_even = s1; //Never change input parameter
+ std::string s2_even = DicomString( s2 );
+ if ( s1_even[s1_even.size()-1] == ' ' )
+ {
+ s1_even[s1_even.size()-1] = '\0'; //replace space character by null
+ }
+ switch (op)
+ {
+ case GDCM_EQUAL :
+ return s1_even == s2_even;
+ case GDCM_DIFFERENT :
+ return s1_even != s2_even;
+ case GDCM_GREATER :
+ return s1_even > s2_even;
+ case GDCM_GREATEROREQUAL :
+ return s1_even >= s2_even;
+ case GDCM_LESS :
+ return s1_even < s2_even;
+ case GDCM_LESSOREQUAL :
+ return s1_even <= s2_even;
+ default :
+ gdcmDebugMacro(" Wrong operator : " << op);
+ return false;
+ }
+}
+