com.pixelmed.dicom

Class OtherWordAttribute

java.lang.Object

com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute

com.pixelmed.dicom.OtherWordAttribute

public class OtherWordAttribute
extends Attribute

A concrete class specializing Attribute for Other Word (OW) attributes.

Though an instance of this class may be created using its constructors, there is also a factory class, AttributeFactory.

See Also:

Attribute, AttributeFactory, AttributeList

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute

valueLength, valueMultiplicity

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
OtherWordAttribute(AttributeTag t) Construct an (empty) attribute.
OtherWordAttribute(AttributeTag t, long vl, DicomInputStream i) Read an attribute from an input stream.
OtherWordAttribute(AttributeTag t, Long vl, DicomInputStream i) Read an attribute from an input stream.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	getByteValues(boolean big) Get the values of this attribute as a byte array, accounting for byte ordering of values that are larger than one byte.
short[]	getShortValues() Get the values of this attribute as a short array.
byte[]	getVR() Get the value representation of this attribute (OW).
void	removeValues() Remove any existing values, making the attribute empty (zero length).
void	setValues(byte[] v, boolean big) Replace any existing values with the supplied array of byte, accounting for byte ordering of values that are larger than one byte.
void	setValues(short[] v) Replace any existing values with the supplied array of short.
String	toString(DicomDictionary dictionary) Dump the contents of the attribute as a human-readable string.
void	write(DicomOutputStream o) Write the entire attribute (including values) to the output stream.

Methods inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute

addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, getByteValues, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDoubleValues, getDoubleValues, getDoubleValues, getElement, getFloatValues, getFloatValues, getFloatValues, getGroup, getIntegerValues, getIntegerValues, getIntegerValues, getLengthOfEncodedValue, getLongValues, getLongValues, getLongValues, getOriginalStringValues, getPaddedVL, getSingleDoubleValueOrDefault, getSingleDoubleValueOrDefault, getSingleDoubleValueOrDefault, getSingleFloatValueOrDefault, getSingleFloatValueOrDefault, getSingleFloatValueOrDefault, getSingleIntegerValueOrDefault, getSingleIntegerValueOrDefault, getSingleIntegerValueOrDefault, getSingleLongValueOrDefault, getSingleLongValueOrDefault, getSingleLongValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getStringValues, getStringValues, getStringValues, getStringValues, getStringValues, getStringValues, getTag, getVL, getVM, getVRAsString, isValid, repairValues, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValues, setValues, setValues, setValues, setValues, toString, writeBase

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OtherWordAttribute

public OtherWordAttribute(AttributeTag t)

Construct an (empty) attribute.

Parameters:

t - the tag of the attribute

OtherWordAttribute

public OtherWordAttribute(AttributeTag t,
                          long vl,
                          DicomInputStream i)
                   throws IOException,
                          DicomException

Read an attribute from an input stream.

Parameters:

t - the tag of the attribute

vl - the value length of the attribute

i - the input stream

Throws:

IOException

DicomException

OtherWordAttribute

public OtherWordAttribute(AttributeTag t,
                          Long vl,
                          DicomInputStream i)
                   throws IOException,
                          DicomException

Read an attribute from an input stream.

Parameters:

t - the tag of the attribute

vl - the value length of the attribute

i - the input stream

Throws:

IOException

DicomException

Method Detail

getByteValues

public byte[] getByteValues(boolean big)
                     throws DicomException

Description copied from class: Attribute

Get the values of this attribute as a byte array, accounting for byte ordering of values that are larger than one byte.

Overrides:

getByteValues in class Attribute

Parameters:

big -

Returns:

the values as an array of bytes

Throws:

DicomException

getShortValues

public short[] getShortValues()
                       throws DicomException

Description copied from class: Attribute

Get the values of this attribute as a short array.

Overrides:

getShortValues in class Attribute

Returns:

the values as an array of short

Throws:

DicomException

getVR

public byte[] getVR()

Get the value representation of this attribute (OW).

Overrides:

getVR in class Attribute

Returns:

'O','W' in ASCII as a two byte array; see ValueRepresentation

removeValues

public void removeValues()

Description copied from class: Attribute

Remove any existing values, making the attribute empty (zero length).

Specified by:

removeValues in class Attribute

setValues

public void setValues(byte[] v,
                      boolean big)
               throws DicomException

Description copied from class: Attribute

Replace any existing values with the supplied array of byte, accounting for byte ordering of values that are larger than one byte.

Overrides:

setValues in class Attribute

Parameters:

v -

big -

Throws:

DicomException

setValues

public void setValues(short[] v)
               throws DicomException

Description copied from class: Attribute

Replace any existing values with the supplied array of short.

Overrides:

setValues in class Attribute

Parameters:

v -

Throws:

DicomException

toString

public String toString(DicomDictionary dictionary)

Description copied from class: Attribute

Dump the contents of the attribute as a human-readable string.

No new line is appended.

The result is of the form:

 (0xgggg,0xeeee) Name VR=<XX> VL=<0xnnnn> <...>
 

For example:

 (0x0018,0x0020) ScanningSequence VR=<CS> VL=<0x2> <GR>
 

Overrides:

toString in class Attribute

Parameters:

dictionary - the dictionary to use to look up the name

Returns:

a single String value

write

public void write(DicomOutputStream o)
           throws DicomException,
                  IOException

Description copied from class: Attribute

Write the entire attribute (including values) to the output stream.

Specified by:

write in class Attribute

Parameters:

o -

Throws:

IOException

DicomException