+ValEntry::~ValEntry ()
+{
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Public
+/**
+ * \brief Writes the std::string representable' value of a ValEntry
+ * @param fp already open ofstream pointer
+ * @param filetype type of the file (ACR, ImplicitVR, ExplicitVR, ...)
+ */
+void ValEntry::WriteContent(std::ofstream *fp, FileType filetype)
+{
+ DocEntry::WriteContent(fp, filetype);
+
+ if ( GetGroup() == 0xfffe )
+ {
+ return; //delimitors have NO value
+ }
+
+ const VRKey &vr = GetVR();
+ unsigned int lgth = GetLength();
+ if (vr == "US" || vr == "SS")
+ {
+ // some 'Short integer' fields may be multivaluated
+ // each single value is separated from the next one by '\'
+ // we split the string and write each value as a short int
+ std::vector<std::string> tokens;
+ tokens.erase(tokens.begin(),tokens.end()); // clean any previous value
+ Util::Tokenize (GetValue(), tokens, "\\");
+ for (unsigned int i=0; i<tokens.size();i++)
+ {
+ uint16_t val_uint16 = atoi(tokens[i].c_str());
+ binary_write( *fp, val_uint16);
+ }
+ tokens.clear();
+ return;
+ }
+ if (vr == "UL" || vr == "SL")
+ {
+ // Some 'Integer' fields may be multivaluated (multiple instances
+ // of integer). But each single integer value is separated from the
+ // next one by '\' (backslash character). Hence we split the string
+ // along the '\' and write each value as an int:
+ std::vector<std::string> tokens;
+ tokens.erase(tokens.begin(),tokens.end()); // clean any previous value
+ Util::Tokenize (GetValue(), tokens, "\\");
+ for (unsigned int i=0; i<tokens.size();i++)
+ {
+ uint32_t val_uint32 = atoi(tokens[i].c_str());
+ binary_write( *fp, val_uint32);
+ }
+ tokens.clear();
+ return;
+ }
+
+ gdcmAssertMacro( lgth == GetValue().length() );
+ binary_write(*fp, GetValue());
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief Header Elements too long will not be printed
+ * @param newSize new size
+ */
+void ValEntry::SetMaxSizePrintEntry(long newSize)
+{
+ if ( newSize < 0 )
+ {
+ return;
+ }
+ if ((uint32_t)newSize >= (uint32_t)0xffffffff )
+ {
+ ValEntry::MaxSizePrintEntry = 0xffffffff;
+ return;
+ }
+ ValEntry::MaxSizePrintEntry = newSize;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief Sets the std::string representable' value of a ValEntry
+ * @param val value to set
+ */
+void ValEntry::SetValue(std::string const &val)