cdac.medinfo.sdk.dcm30_04.baselibs

Class Tag

java.lang.Object

cdac.medinfo.sdk.dcm30_04.baselibs.Tag

All Implemented Interfaces:

ITag, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

public class Tag
extends java.lang.Object
implements ITag

Tag class comprise group number and element number.It also involes operatins on these tags.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Tag(int iGroupNumber, int iElementNumber) Constructs Tag for specified group and element number

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	clone() Create similar object of this class.
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object objTagObject) This method provides custom comparison for Tag class
void	dumpDICOMInfo(IDicomStream objIDicomStream) Dumps the contentes of the Tag that is Group Number and Element Number in readable form to the specified stream.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) This method checks the equality of two objects.
int	getElementNumber() This method retrieves the element number.
int	getGroupNumber() This method retrieves the group number.
int	hashCode() This method is overridden because Tag class is used as a key in the Maps in model.
int	read(IDicomStream objIDicomStream) This method reads the data from stream.
java.lang.String	toString() This function returns the String value of Tag.
int	write(IDicomStream objIDicomStream) This method writes the data to the stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Tag

public Tag(int iGroupNumber,
   int iElementNumber)

Constructs Tag for specified group and element number

Parameters:

iGroupNumber - integer value of group.

iElementNumber - integer value of element.

Method Detail

read

public int read(IDicomStream objIDicomStream)

This method reads the data from stream.

Specified by:

read in interface ITag

Parameters:

objIDicomStream - instance of DicomStream.

Returns:

int - shows status as success or failure.

getElementNumber

public int getElementNumber()

This method retrieves the element number.

Specified by:

getElementNumber in interface ITag

Returns:

int - integer value of element.

getGroupNumber

public int getGroupNumber()

This method retrieves the group number.

Specified by:

getGroupNumber in interface ITag

Returns:

int - integer value of group.

write

public int write(IDicomStream objIDicomStream)
          throws java.io.IOException

This method writes the data to the stream.

Specified by:

write in interface ITag

Parameters:

objIDicomStream - instance of DicomStream.

Returns:

int - shows status as success or failure.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If Input/Output operation fails.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object objTagObject)

This method provides custom comparison for Tag class

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

objTagObject - instance of Tag to compare

Returns:

int - shows status as success or failure.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

This method checks the equality of two objects.

Specified by:

equals in interface ITag

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - instance of objects.

Returns:

boolean - shows status as success or failure.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

This method is overridden because Tag class is used as a key in the Maps in model. The requirement of key of map is that hashcodes should be same and equals method should provide required comparion

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

integer - hash code value

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

This function returns the String value of Tag.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Create similar object of this class. This does the deep copy and create a new instance of this class nad return it.

Specified by:

clone in interface ITag

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a clone of this instance.

dumpDICOMInfo

public void dumpDICOMInfo(IDicomStream objIDicomStream)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Dumps the contentes of the Tag that is Group Number and Element Number in readable form to the specified stream.

Specified by:

dumpDICOMInfo in interface ITag

Parameters:

objIDicomStream - - the Stream on which the Data is to be written.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - - Exception is thrown indicating runtime failure of writing operation.