+
+ ValEntry(DictEntry *e);
+ BinEntry(DictEntry *e);
+-->DataEntry *New(uint16_t group,uint16_t elem, VRKey const &vr);
+
+ std::string const &ValEntry::GetValue() const;
+ std::string const &BinEntry::GetValue() const;
+-->std::string const &DataEntry::GetString() const;
+
+ uint8_t *BinEntry::GetBinArea();
+-->uint8_t *DataEntry::GetBinArea();
+
+ void ValEntry::SetValue(std::string const &value);
+ void BinEntry::SetValue(std::string const &value);
+-->void DataEntry::SetString(std::string const &value);
+
+ void BinEntry::SetBinArea( uint8_t *area, bool self = true );
+-->void DataEntry::SetBinArea( uint8_t *area, bool self = true );
+
+ void ValEntry::CopyValEntry(uint16_t gr, uint16_t el);
+-->void DataEntry::CopyDataEntry(uint16_t gr, uint16_t el, VRKey const &vr);
+
+
+
+Example :
+
+old way :
+ DocEntry *p3 = item2->GetDocEntry(0x0018,0x0050);
+ if( !p3 ) return false;
+ ContentEntry *entry2 = dynamic_cast(p3);
+ std::string thickness = entry2->GetValue();
+
+new way :
+ DocEntry *p3 = item2->GetDocEntry(0x0018,0x0050);
+ if( !p3 ) return false;
+ DataEntry *entry2 = dynamic_cast(p3);
+ std::string thickness = entry2->GetString();
+
+
+
+ Avoid tons of CPU time consuming accesses to DICOM Dictionnary
+
+ DataEntry *FileHelper::CopyDataEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem);
+-->DataEntry *FileHelper::CopyDataEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem,
+ const VRKey &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+
+ void FileHelper::CheckMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value);
+-->void FileHelper::CheckMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value,
+ const VRKey &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+
+ void FileHelper::SetMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value);
+-->void FileHelper::SetMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value,
+ const VRKey &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+
+ void FileHelper::CopyMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value);
+-->void FileHelper::CopyMandatoryEntry(uint16_t group, uint16_t elem, std::string value,
+ const VRKey &vr = GDCM_VRUNKNOWN);
+
+ Avoid too many source file modifications from gdcm1.2 to gdcm1.3
+
+use :
+
+#define ValEntry DataEntry
+#define BinEntry DataEntry
+
+#define GetEntryValue(g,e) GetEntryString(g,e)
+#define GetEntryForcedAsciiValue(g,e) GetEntryString(g,e)
+
+#define GetValEntry(g,e) GetDataEntry(g,e)
+#define GetBinEntry(g,e) GetDataEntry(g,e)
+#define GetValue() GetString()
+
+#define InsertValEntry(v,g,e,vr) InsertEntryString(v,g,e,vr) // warning mind the VR!
+#define InsertBinEntry(b,l,g,e,vr) InsertEntryBinArea(b,l,g,e,vr)
+
+#define SetValEntry(c,g,e) SetEntryString(c,g,e) | !!
+#define SetValEntry(c,en) SetEntryString(c,en) | !!
+
+#define SetBinEntry(c,l,en) SetEntryBinArea(c,l,en) | !!
+#define SetBinEntry(c,l,g,e) SetEntryBinArea(c,l,g,e) | !!
+
+#define NewValEntry(g,e,vr) NewDataEntry(g,e,vr)
+#define NewBinEntry(g,e,vr) NewDataEntry(g,e,vr)
+
+