Avoid FileHelper::CheckMandatoryElements to be confused by uncomplete headers

[gdcm.git] / src / gdcmDataEntry.cxx

diff --git a/src/gdcmDataEntry.cxx b/src/gdcmDataEntry.cxx
index 182d7391a9fc56fe5bc3aef348d64f3697a5cf89..9e35cc59477afef874e9f71c6d5b90cb2cb9c061 100644 (file)
--- a/src/gdcmDataEntry.cxx
+++ b/src/gdcmDataEntry.cxx
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   Program:   gdcm
   Module:    $RCSfile: gdcmDataEntry.cxx,v $
   Language:  C++
-  Date:      $Date: 2007/07/26 08:36:49 $
-  Version:   $Revision: 1.44 $
+  Date:      $Date: 2007/08/27 16:14:47 $
+  Version:   $Revision: 1.46 $
                                                                                 
   Copyright (c) CREATIS (Centre de Recherche et d'Applications en Traitement de
   l'Image). All rights reserved. See Doc/License.txt or
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ DataEntry::~DataEntry ()
 /**
  * \brief Sets the value (non string) of the current DataEntry
  * @param area area
- * @param self self
+ * @param self self=true : The area : *belongs" to the DataEntry 
+ *                                  : will be delete with the DataEntry
+ *             self=false  The area *is not* deleted with the DataEntry
+ *              
  */
 void DataEntry::SetBinArea( uint8_t *area, bool self )  
 { 
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ void DataEntry::CopyBinArea( uint8_t *area, uint32_t length )
       NewBinArea();
       memcpy(BinArea,area,length);
       if( length!=lgh )
-         BinArea[length]=0;
+         BinArea[length]=0; // padd with zero
 
       State = STATE_LOADED;
    }
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ void DataEntry::SetValue(const uint32_t &id, const double &val)
 
    if( id > GetValueCount() )
    {
-      gdcmErrorMacro("Index (" << id << ")is greater than the data size");
+      gdcmErrorMacro("Index (" << id << ") is greater than the data size");
       return;
    }
 
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ void DataEntry::SetValue(const uint32_t &id, const double &val)
    }
 }
 /**
- * \brief returns, as a double (?!?) one of the values 
+ * \brief returns, as a double one of the values 
  *      (when entry is multivaluated), identified by its index.
  *      Returns 0.0 if index is wrong
  * @param id id
@@ -196,13 +199,11 @@ double DataEntry::GetValue(const uint32_t &id) const
       return 0.0;
    }
 
-   /// \todo FIX the API : user *knows* that entry contains a US
-   ///               and he receives a double ?!?
+   // if user *knows* that entry contains a US, 
+   // he just has to cast the double he receives
    
    const VRKey &vr = GetVR();
-   /// \todo FIX the API : user *knows* that entry contains a US,
-   ///       the method is supposed to return a double
-   ///       but sends a US ?!? 
+
    if( vr == "US" || vr == "SS" )
       return ((uint16_t *)BinArea)[id];
    else if( vr == "UL" || vr == "SL" )