gdcmAbstractSyntax.h

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  Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Mathieu Malaterre
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#ifndef GDCMABSTRACTSYNTAX_H
#define GDCMABSTRACTSYNTAX_H
 
#include "gdcmTypes.h"
#include "gdcmUIDs.h"
#include "gdcmDataElement.h"
 
namespace gdcm
{
 
namespace network
{
 
class AbstractSyntax
{
public:
  AbstractSyntax();
  std::istream &Read(std::istream &is);
  const std::ostream &Write(std::ostream &os) const;
 
  void SetName( const char *name ) { UpdateName( name ); }
  const char *GetName() const { return Name.c_str(); }
 
  // accept a UIDs::TSType also...
  void SetNameFromUID( UIDs::TSName tsname );
  //now that the PresentationContext messes around with UIDs and returns a string
  //use that string as well.
  //void SetNameFromUIDString( const std::string& inUIDName );
 
  size_t Size() const;
 
  void Print(std::ostream &os) const;
 
  bool operator==(const AbstractSyntax & as) const
    {
    return Name == as.Name;
    }
 
  DataElement GetAsDataElement() const;
 
private:
  void UpdateName( const char *name );
  static const uint8_t ItemType;
  static const uint8_t Reserved2;
  uint16_t ItemLength; // len of
  std::string /*AbstractSyntax*/ Name; // UID
};
 
} // end namespace network
} // end namespace gdcm
 
#endif //GDCMABSTRACTSYNTAX_H