a class representing the DICOM value representation 'Time' (TM) More...

Inheritance diagram for DcmTime:

Public Member Functions
	DcmTime (const DcmTag &tag, const Uint32 len=0)
	constructor. More...

	DcmTime (const DcmTime &old)
	copy constructor More...

virtual	~DcmTime ()
	destructor

DcmTime &	operator= (const DcmTime &obj)
	assignment operator More...

virtual DcmObject *	clone () const
	clone method More...

virtual OFCondition	copyFrom (const DcmObject &rhs)
	Virtual object copying. More...

virtual DcmEVR	ident () const
	get element type identifier More...

virtual OFCondition	checkValue (const OFString &vm="1-n", const OFBool oldFormat=OFFalse)
	check whether stored value conforms to the VR and to the specified VM More...

virtual OFCondition	getOFString (OFString &stringValue, const unsigned long pos, OFBool normalize=OFTrue)
	get a copy of a particular string component More...

OFCondition	setCurrentTime (const OFBool seconds=OFTrue, const OFBool fraction=OFFalse)
	set the element value to the current system time. More...

OFCondition	setOFTime (const OFTime &timeValue)
	set the element value to the given time More...

OFCondition	getOFTime (OFTime &timeValue, const unsigned long pos=0, const OFBool supportOldFormat=OFTrue)
	get the current element value in OFTime format. More...

OFCondition	getISOFormattedTime (OFString &formattedTime, const unsigned long pos=0, const OFBool seconds=OFTrue, const OFBool fraction=OFFalse, const OFBool createMissingPart=OFFalse, const OFBool supportOldFormat=OFTrue)
	get the current element value in ISO time format. More...

virtual OFBool	matches (const OFString &key, const OFString &candidate, const OFBool enableWildCardMatching=OFTrue) const

virtual OFBool	matches (const DcmElement &candidate, const OFBool enableWildCardMatching=OFTrue) const
	perform attribute matching. More...

virtual OFBool	matches (const OFString &key, const OFString &candidate, const OFBool enableWildCardMatching=OFTrue) const
	perform attribute matching on a single pair of string values. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from DcmByteString
	DcmByteString (const DcmTag &tag)
	constructor. More...

	DcmByteString (const DcmByteString &old)
	copy constructor More...

virtual	~DcmByteString ()
	destructor

DcmByteString &	operator= (const DcmByteString &obj)
	assignment operator More...

virtual int	compare (const DcmElement &rhs) const
	comparison operator that compares the normalized value of this object with a given object of the same type. More...

virtual OFCondition	clear ()
	clear the currently stored value More...

virtual unsigned long	getVM ()
	get value multiplicity More...

virtual unsigned long	getNumberOfValues ()
	get number of values stored in this element. More...

Uint32	getRealLength ()
	get length of the stored value. More...

virtual Uint32	getLength (const E_TransferSyntax xfer=EXS_LittleEndianImplicit, const E_EncodingType enctype=EET_UndefinedLength)
	get DICOM length of the stored value. More...

virtual void	print (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, const size_t flags=0, const int level=0, const char pixelFileName=NULL, size_t pixelCounter=NULL)
	print element to a stream. More...

virtual OFCondition	write (DcmOutputStream &outStream, const E_TransferSyntax oxfer, const E_EncodingType enctype, DcmWriteCache *wcache)
	write data element to a stream More...

virtual OFCondition	writeSignatureFormat (DcmOutputStream &outStream, const E_TransferSyntax oxfer, const E_EncodingType enctype, DcmWriteCache *wcache)
	write data element to a stream as required for the creation of digital signatures More...

virtual OFCondition	getOFStringArray (OFString &stringVal, OFBool normalize=OFTrue)
	get entire element value as a character string. More...

virtual OFCondition	getString (char *&stringVal)
	get a pointer to the current string value. More...

virtual OFCondition	getString (char *&stringVal, Uint32 &stringLen)
	get a pointer to the current string value. More...

virtual OFCondition	putString (const char *stringVal)
	set element value from the given character string. More...

virtual OFCondition	putOFStringAtPos (const OFString &stringVal, const unsigned long pos=0)
	set element value at specific VM position in the given character string. More...

virtual OFCondition	putString (const char *stringVal, const Uint32 stringLen)
	set element value from the given character string. More...

virtual OFCondition	verify (const OFBool autocorrect=OFFalse)
	check the currently stored string value. More...

virtual OFBool	containsExtendedCharacters (const OFBool checkAllStrings=OFFalse)
	check if this element contains non-ASCII characters. More...

virtual OFBool	isAffectedBySpecificCharacterSet () const
	check if this element is affected by SpecificCharacterSet More...

virtual OFBool	isEmpty (const OFBool normalize=OFTrue)
	check if this object is empty More...

virtual OFCondition	writeJson (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, DcmJsonFormat &format)
	write object in JSON format More...

virtual OFBool	matches (const DcmElement &candidate, const OFBool enableWildCardMatching=OFTrue) const
	perform attribute matching. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from DcmElement
	DcmElement (const DcmTag &tag, const Uint32 len=0)
	constructor. More...

	DcmElement (const DcmElement &old)
	copy constructor More...

virtual	~DcmElement ()
	destructor

DcmElement &	operator= (const DcmElement &obj)
	assignment operator More...

virtual Uint32	calcElementLength (const E_TransferSyntax xfer, const E_EncodingType enctype)
	calculate the length of this DICOM element when encoded with the given transfer syntax and the given encoding type for sequences. More...

virtual OFBool	isLeaf () const
	check if this element is a leaf node in a dataset tree. More...

OFBool	valueLoaded () const
	check if value of this element is loaded into main memory More...

virtual void	transferInit ()
	initialize the transfer state of this object. More...

virtual OFBool	canWriteXfer (const E_TransferSyntax newXfer, const E_TransferSyntax oldXfer)
	check if this DICOM object can be encoded in the given transfer syntax. More...

virtual OFCondition	read (DcmInputStream &inStream, const E_TransferSyntax ixfer, const E_GrpLenEncoding glenc=EGL_noChange, const Uint32 maxReadLength=DCM_MaxReadLength)
	This function reads the data value of an attribute which is captured in the input stream and captures this information in this. More...

virtual OFCondition	writeXML (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, const size_t flags=0)
	write object in XML format More...

virtual OFCondition	loadAllDataIntoMemory ()
	this method loads all attribute values maintained by this object and all sub-objects (in case of a container such as DcmDataset) into memory. More...

virtual OFCondition	getUint8 (Uint8 &val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	retrieve a single value of type Uint8. More...

virtual OFCondition	getSint16 (Sint16 &val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	retrieve a single value of type Sint16. More...

virtual OFCondition	getUint16 (Uint16 &val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	retrieve a single value of type Uint16. More...

virtual OFCondition	getSint32 (Sint32 &val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	retrieve a single value of type Sint32. More...

virtual OFCondition	getUint32 (Uint32 &val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	retrieve a single value of type Uint32. More...

virtual OFCondition	getFloat32 (Float32 &val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	retrieve a single value of type Float32. More...

virtual OFCondition	getSint64 (Sint64 &val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	retrieve a single value of type Sint64. More...

virtual OFCondition	getUint64 (Uint64 &val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	retrieve a single value of type Uint64. More...

virtual OFCondition	getFloat64 (Float64 &val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	retrieve a single value of type Float64. More...

virtual OFCondition	getTagVal (DcmTagKey &val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	retrieve a single value of type DcmTagKey. More...

virtual OFCondition	getUint8Array (Uint8 *&val)
	get a pointer to the element value of the current element as type string. More...

virtual OFCondition	getSint16Array (Sint16 *&val)
	get a pointer to the element value of the current element as type Sint16. More...

virtual OFCondition	getUint16Array (Uint16 *&val)
	get a pointer to the element value of the current element as type Uint16. More...

virtual OFCondition	getSint32Array (Sint32 *&val)
	get a pointer to the element value of the current element as type Sint32. More...

virtual OFCondition	getUint32Array (Uint32 *&val)
	get a pointer to the element value of the current element as type Uint32. More...

virtual OFCondition	getFloat32Array (Float32 *&val)
	get a pointer to the element value of the current element as type Float32. More...

virtual OFCondition	getSint64Array (Sint64 *&val)
	get a pointer to the element value of the current element as type Sint64. More...

virtual OFCondition	getUint64Array (Uint64 *&val)
	get a pointer to the element value of the current element as type Uint64. More...

virtual OFCondition	getFloat64Array (Float64 *&val)
	get a pointer to the element value of the current element as type Float64. More...

OFCondition	detachValueField (OFBool copy=OFFalse)
	detach the value field from the DICOM element (i.e., this object). More...

virtual OFCondition	putOFStringArray (const OFString &val)
	replace the element value by a copy of the given string (which is possibly multi-valued). More...

virtual OFCondition	putSint16 (const Sint16 val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	insert into the element value a copy of the given Sint16 value. More...

virtual OFCondition	putUint16 (const Uint16 val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	insert into the element value a copy of the given Uint16 value. More...

virtual OFCondition	putSint32 (const Sint32 val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	insert into the element value a copy of the given Sint32 value. More...

virtual OFCondition	putUint32 (const Uint32 val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	insert into the element value a copy of the given Uint32 value. More...

virtual OFCondition	putFloat32 (const Float32 val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	insert into the element value a copy of the given Float32 value. More...

virtual OFCondition	putFloat64 (const Float64 val, const unsigned long pos=0)
	insert into the element value a copy of the given Float64 value. More...

virtual OFCondition	putTagVal (const DcmTagKey &attrTag, const unsigned long pos=0)
	insert into the element value a copy of the given DcmTagKey value. More...

virtual OFCondition	putUint8Array (const Uint8 *vals, const unsigned long num)
	replace the element value by a copy of the given Uint8 array (which is possibly multi-valued). More...

virtual OFCondition	putSint16Array (const Sint16 *vals, const unsigned long num)
	replace the element value by a copy of the given Sint16 array (which is possibly multi-valued). More...

virtual OFCondition	putUint16Array (const Uint16 *vals, const unsigned long num)
	replace the element value by a copy of the given Uint16 array (which is possibly multi-valued). More...

virtual OFCondition	putSint32Array (const Sint32 *vals, const unsigned long num)
	replace the element value by a copy of the given Sint32 array (which is possibly multi-valued). More...

virtual OFCondition	putUint32Array (const Uint32 *vals, const unsigned long num)
	replace the element value by a copy of the given Uint32 array (which is possibly multi-valued). More...

virtual OFCondition	putFloat32Array (const Float32 *vals, const unsigned long num)
	replace the element value by a copy of the given Float32 array (which is possibly multi-valued). More...

virtual OFCondition	putFloat64Array (const Float64 *vals, const unsigned long num)
	replace the element value by a copy of the given Float64 array (which is possibly multi-valued). More...

virtual OFCondition	getPartialValue (void targetBuffer, const Uint32 offset, Uint32 numBytes, DcmFileCache cache=NULL, E_ByteOrder byteOrder=gLocalByteOrder)
	Copy numBytes bytes of data from the attribute value in byteOrder byte order to targetBuffer, starting at byte offset offset of the attribute value. More...

virtual OFCondition	createUint8Array (const Uint32 numBytes, Uint8 *&bytes)
	create an empty Uint8 array of given number of bytes and set it. More...

virtual OFCondition	createUint16Array (const Uint32 numWords, Uint16 *&words)
	create an empty Uint16 array of given number of words and set it. More...

virtual OFCondition	createValueFromTempFile (DcmInputStreamFactory *factory, const Uint32 length, const E_ByteOrder byteOrder)
	replace the attribute value with the content of the given temporary file. More...

virtual void	compact ()
	remove the attribute value from memory if the attribute value can be loaded from file when needed again. More...

virtual OFCondition	getUncompressedFrameSize (DcmItem *dataset, Uint32 &frameSize) const
	compute uncompressed frame size of a single frame of this image. More...

virtual OFCondition	getUncompressedFrame (DcmItem dataset, Uint32 frameNo, Uint32 &startFragment, void buffer, Uint32 bufSize, OFString &decompressedColorModel, DcmFileCache *cache=NULL)
	access single frame without decompressing or loading a complete multi-frame object. More...

virtual OFCondition	getDecompressedColorModel (DcmItem *dataset, OFString &decompressedColorModel)
	determine color model of the decompressed image More...

virtual OFBool	isUniversalMatch (const OFBool normalize=OFTrue, const OFBool enableWildCardMatching=OFTrue)
	Determine if this element is universal matching. More...

virtual OFBool	combinationMatches (const DcmElement &keySecond, const DcmElement &candidateFirst, const DcmElement &candidateSecond) const
	perform combined attribute matching. More...

const DcmInputStreamFactory *	getInputStream () const
	returns a pointer to the input stream, if available, NULL otherwise. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from DcmObject
	DcmObject (const DcmTag &tag, const Uint32 len=0)
	constructor. More...

	DcmObject (const DcmObject &obj)
	copy constructor More...

virtual	~DcmObject ()
	destructor

DcmObject &	operator= (const DcmObject &obj)
	copy assignment operator More...

DcmEVR	getVR () const
	return the value representation assigned to this object. More...

OFBool	isaString () const
	check if this element is a string type, based on the VR. More...

virtual OFBool	isNested () const
	check if this element is nested in a sequence of items, i.e. not a top-level or stand-alone element More...

E_TransferState	transferState () const
	return the current transfer (read/write) state of this object. More...

virtual void	transferEnd (void)
	finalize the transfer state of this object. More...

DcmItem *	getRootItem ()
	get root dataset/item (top-level) that contains this object. More...

virtual DcmItem *	getParentItem ()
	get parent item of this object. More...

DcmObject *	getParent ()
	get parent of this object. More...

const DcmObject *	getParent () const
	get parent of this object. More...

void	setParent (DcmObject *parent)
	set parent of this object. More...

Uint16	getGTag () const
	return the group number of the attribute tag for this object More...

Uint16	getETag () const
	return the element number of the attribute tag for this object More...

const DcmTag &	getTag () const
	return const reference to the attribute tag for this object More...

void	setGTag (Uint16 gtag)
	assign group tag (but not element tag) of the attribute tag for this object. More...

virtual OFCondition	setVR (DcmEVR)
	assign a new Value Representation (VR) to this object. More...

virtual OFBool	isSignable () const
	returns true if the current object may be included in a digital signature More...

virtual OFBool	containsUnknownVR () const
	returns true if the object contains an element with Unknown VR at any nesting level More...

virtual OFCondition	convertCharacterSet (DcmSpecificCharacterSet &converter)
	convert this object from the currently selected source character set to the currently selected destination character set (if affected by SpecificCharacterSet) More...

virtual DcmObject *	nextInContainer (const DcmObject *obj)
	this method is only used in container classes derived from this class, that is, DcmItem and DcmSequenceOfItems. More...

virtual OFCondition	nextObject (DcmStack &stack, const OFBool intoSub)
	this method enables a stack based, depth-first traversal of a complete hierarchical DICOM dataset (that is, classes derived from DcmItem or DcmSequenceOfItems). More...

virtual OFCondition	search (const DcmTagKey &xtag, DcmStack &resultStack, E_SearchMode mode=ESM_fromHere, OFBool searchIntoSub=OFTrue)
	a complex, stack-based, hierarchical search method. More...

Uint32	getLengthField () const
	return the current value of the Length field (which is different from the functionality of the public getLength() method). More...

Static Public Member Functions
static OFCondition	getCurrentTime (OFString &dicomTime, const OFBool seconds=OFTrue, const OFBool fraction=OFFalse)
	get the current system time. More...

static OFCondition	getDicomTimeFromOFTime (const OFTime &timeValue, OFString &dicomTime, const OFBool seconds=OFTrue, const OFBool fraction=OFFalse)
	get the specified OFTime value in DICOM format. More...

static OFCondition	getOFTimeFromString (const OFString &dicomTime, OFTime &timeValue)
	get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format. More...

static OFCondition	getOFTimeFromString (const OFString &dicomTime, OFTime &timeValue, const OFBool supportOldFormat)
	get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format. More...

static OFCondition	getOFTimeFromString (const OFString &dicomTime, OFTime &timeValue, const OFBool supportOldFormat, const double timeZone)
	get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format. More...

static OFCondition	getOFTimeFromString (const char *dicomTime, const size_t dicomTimeSize, OFTime &timeValue)
	get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format. More...

static OFCondition	getOFTimeFromString (const char *dicomTime, const size_t dicomTimeSize, OFTime &timeValue, const OFBool supportOldFormat)
	get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format. More...

static OFCondition	getOFTimeFromString (const char *dicomTime, const size_t dicomTimeSize, OFTime &timeValue, const OFBool supportOldFormat, const double timeZone)
	get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format. More...

static OFCondition	getISOFormattedTimeFromString (const OFString &dicomTime, OFString &formattedTime, const OFBool seconds=OFTrue, const OFBool fraction=OFFalse, const OFBool createMissingPart=OFFalse, const OFBool supportOldFormat=OFTrue)
	get the specified DICOM time value in ISO format. More...

static OFCondition	getTimeZoneFromString (const OFString &dicomTimeZone, double &timeZone)
	get the specified DICOM time zone in number of hours format DICOM standard states that if the "Timezone Offset From UTC" attribute (0008,0201) is present it applies to all TM attributes in the object. More...

static OFCondition	getTimeZoneFromString (const char *dicomTimeZone, const size_t dicomTimeZoneSize, double &timeZone)
	get the specified DICOM time zone in number of hours format DICOM standard states that if the "Timezone Offset From UTC" attribute (0008,0201) is present it applies to all TM attributes in the object. More...

static OFBool	check (const char *dicomTime, const size_t dicomTimeSize)
	check whether given string conforms to a single value of VR "TM" (Time). More...

static OFBool	check (const char *dicomTime, const size_t dicomTimeSize, const OFBool supportOldFormat)
	check whether given string conforms to a single value of VR "TM" (Time). More...

static OFCondition	checkStringValue (const OFString &value, const OFString &vm="1-n", const OFBool oldFormat=OFFalse)
	check whether given string value conforms to the VR "TM" (Time) and to the specified VM. More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from DcmElement
static int	scanValue (const OFString &value, const OFString &vr, const size_t pos=0, const size_t num=OFString_npos)
	scan string value for conformance with given value representation (VR) More...

static int	scanValue (const OFString &vr, const char *const value, const size_t size)
	scan string value for conformance with given value representation (VR) More...

static unsigned long	determineVM (const char *str, const size_t len)
	determine the number of values stored in a string, i.e. the value multiplicity (VM) More...

static size_t	getValueFromString (const char *str, const size_t pos, const size_t len, OFString &val)
	get the first value stored in the given string. More...

static OFCondition	checkVM (const unsigned long vmNum, const OFString &vmStr)
	check for correct value multiplicity (VM) More...

Static Private Member Functions
static OFBool	parseFragment (const char *string, const size_t size, double &result)
	parse the fragment part of a DICOM time string. More...

Friends
class	DcmDate
	give DcmDate access to our private parts, for combined date time range matching.

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Types inherited from DcmByteString
enum	E_StringMode { DCM_MachineString, DCM_DicomString, DCM_UnknownString }
	internal type used to specify the current string representation More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from DcmByteString
	DcmByteString (const DcmTag &tag, const Uint32 len)
	constructor. More...

virtual Uint8 *	newValueField ()
	create a new value field (string buffer) of the previously defined size (member variable 'Length'). More...

virtual void	postLoadValue ()
	method is called after the element value has been loaded. More...

E_StringMode	getStringMode () const
	get current representation of the string value More...

virtual OFCondition	makeMachineByteString (const Uint32 length=0)
	convert currently stored string value to internal representation. More...

OFCondition	makeDicomByteString ()
	convert currently stored string value to DICOM representation. More...

OFCondition	getStringValue (OFString &stringVal)
	get a copy of the current string value. More...

Uint32	getMaxLength () const
	get the maximum number of characters for each string component More...

char	getPaddingChar () const
	get the end-of-string padding character More...

void	setPaddingChar (char c)
	set the end-of-string padding character More...

void	setMaxLength (Uint32 val)
	set the maximum number of characters for each string component More...

void	setNonSignificantChars (const OFString &characters)
	set non-significant characters used to determine whether the value is empty More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from DcmElement
void *	getValue (const E_ByteOrder newByteOrder=gLocalByteOrder)
	This function returns this element's value. More...

OFCondition	changeValue (const void *value, const Uint32 position, const Uint32 num)
	insert into the element value a copy of the given raw value. More...

OFCondition	putValue (const void *value, const Uint32 length)
	replace the element value by a copy of the given raw data block More...

OFCondition	createEmptyValue (const Uint32 length)
	create a new, empty value field of given size. More...

OFCondition	loadValue (DcmInputStream *inStream=NULL)
	This function reads the data value of an attribute and stores the information which was read in this. More...

void	swapValueField (size_t valueWidth)
	swaps the content of the value field (if loaded) from big-endian to little-endian or back More...

virtual void	writeXMLStartTag (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, const size_t flags, const char *attrText=NULL)
	write element start tag in XML format More...

virtual void	writeXMLEndTag (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, const size_t flags)
	write element end tag in XML format More...

virtual void	writeJsonOpener (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, DcmJsonFormat &format)
	write element start tag in JSON format More...

virtual void	writeJsonCloser (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, DcmJsonFormat &format)
	write element end tag in JSON format More...

E_ByteOrder	getByteOrder () const
	return the current byte order of the value field More...

void	setByteOrder (E_ByteOrder val)
	set the current byte order of the value field More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from DcmObject
void	printNestingLevel (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, const size_t flags, const int level)
	print line indentation, e.g. a couple of spaces for each nesting level. More...

void	printInfoLineStart (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, const size_t flags, const int level, DcmTag *tag=NULL)
	print beginning of the info line. More...

void	printInfoLineEnd (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, const size_t flags, const unsigned long printedLength=0xffffffff, DcmTag *tag=NULL)
	print end of the info line. More...

virtual void	printInfoLine (STD_NAMESPACE ostream &out, const size_t flags, const int level=0, const char info=NULL, DcmTag tag=NULL, const OFBool isInfo=OFTrue)
	print given text with element information. More...

virtual OFCondition	writeTagAndLength (DcmOutputStream &outStream, const E_TransferSyntax oxfer, Uint32 &writtenBytes) const
	write tag, VR and length field to the given output stream More...

virtual Uint32	getTagAndLengthSize (const E_TransferSyntax oxfer) const
	return the number of bytes needed to serialize the tag, VR and length information of the current object using the given transfer syntax. More...

const char *	getTagName ()
	return the DICOM attribute tag name for this object. More...

void	setTagVR (DcmEVR vr)
	set the VR for this attribute More...

E_TransferState	getTransferState () const
	return the current transfer state of this object during serialization/deserialization More...

void	setTransferState (E_TransferState newState)
	set the current transfer state of this object during serialization/deserialization More...

Uint32	getTransferredBytes () const
	return the number of transferred bytes for this object during serialization/deserialization More...

void	setTransferredBytes (Uint32 val)
	set the number of transferred bytes for this object during serialization/deserialization More...

void	incTransferredBytes (Uint32 val)
	add to the number of transferred bytes for this object during serialization/deserialization More...

void	setLengthField (Uint32 val)
	set the current value of the Length field More...

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from DcmByteString
static OFBool	containsExtendedCharacters (const char *stringVal, const size_t stringLen)
	check if a given character string contains non-ASCII characters. More...

static OFCondition	checkStringValue (const OFString &value, const OFString &vm, const OFString &vr, const int vrID, const size_t maxLen=0, const OFString &charset="")
	check whether given string value conforms to a certain VR and VM. More...

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from DcmObject
static OFCondition	writeTag (DcmOutputStream &outStream, const DcmTag &tag, const E_TransferSyntax oxfer)
	static helper function that writes a given attribute tag to a binary output stream using the byte order indicated by the transfer syntax. More...

Protected Attributes inherited from DcmObject
OFCondition	errorFlag
	error flag for this object.

Detailed Description

a class representing the DICOM value representation 'Time' (TM)

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ DcmTime() [1/2]

DcmTime::DcmTime	(	const DcmTag &	tag,
		const Uint32	len = `0`
	)

constructor.

Create new element from given tag and length.

Parameters

tag	DICOM tag for the new element
len	value length for the new element

◆ DcmTime() [2/2]

DcmTime::DcmTime ( const DcmTime & old )

copy constructor

Parameters

old	element to be copied

Member Function Documentation

◆ check() [1/2]

static OFBool DcmTime::check	(	const char *	dicomTime,
		const size_t	dicomTimeSize
	)

static

check whether given string conforms to a single value of VR "TM" (Time).

The old ACR/NEMA time format is considered invalid.

Parameters

dicomTime	string value to be checked
dicomTimeSize	the size (in bytes) of the string 'dicomTime' refers to

Returns: OFTrue if the given string conforms to the Time format, OFFalse otherwise

◆ check() [2/2]

static OFBool DcmTime::check	(	const char *	dicomTime,
		const size_t	dicomTimeSize,
		const OFBool	supportOldFormat
	)

static

check whether given string conforms to a single value of VR "TM" (Time).

Parameters

dicomTime	string value to be checked
dicomTimeSize	the size (in bytes) of the string 'dicomTime' refers to
supportOldFormat	whether to accept the old ACR/NEMA time format. Set to OFTrue for enabling support for (HH:MM:SS in addition to HHMMSS...). Defaults to OFFalse, disabling it by default.

Returns: OFTrue if the given string conforms to the Time format, OFFalse otherwise

◆ checkStringValue()

static OFCondition DcmTime::checkStringValue	(	const OFString &	value,
		const OFString &	vm = `"1-n"`,
		const OFBool	oldFormat = `OFFalse`
	)

static

check whether given string value conforms to the VR "TM" (Time) and to the specified VM.

Parameters

value	string value to be checked (possibly multi-valued)
vm	value multiplicity (according to the data dictionary) to be checked for. (See DcmElement::checkVM() for a list of valid values.)
oldFormat	support old ACR/NEMA time format if OFTrue (i.e. with ":" and "." delimiters)

Returns: status of the check, EC_Normal if value is correct, an error code otherwise

◆ checkValue()

virtual OFCondition DcmTime::checkValue	(	const OFString &	vm = `"1-n"`,
		const OFBool	oldFormat = `OFFalse`
	)

virtual

check whether stored value conforms to the VR and to the specified VM

Parameters

vm	value multiplicity (according to the data dictionary) to be checked for. (See DcmElement::checkVM() for a list of valid values.)
oldFormat	support old ACR/NEMA format if OFTrue (':' as a separator)

Returns: status of the check, EC_Normal if value is correct, an error code otherwise

Reimplemented from DcmElement.

◆ clone()

virtual DcmObject* DcmTime::clone ( ) const

inlinevirtual

clone method

Returns: deep copy of this object

Reimplemented from DcmByteString.

◆ copyFrom()

virtual OFCondition DcmTime::copyFrom ( const DcmObject & rhs )

virtual

Virtual object copying.

This method can be used for DcmObject and derived classes to get a deep copy of an object. Internally the assignment operator is called if the given DcmObject parameter is of the same type as "this" object instance. If not, an error is returned. This function permits copying an object by value in a virtual way which therefore is different to just calling the assignment operator of DcmElement which could result in slicing the object.

Parameters

rhs	- [in] The instance to copy from. Has to be of the same class type as "this" object

Returns: EC_Normal if copying was successful, error otherwise

Reimplemented from DcmByteString.

◆ getCurrentTime()

static OFCondition DcmTime::getCurrentTime	(	OFString &	dicomTime,
		const OFBool	seconds = `OFTrue`,
		const OFBool	fraction = `OFFalse`
	)

static

get the current system time.

The DICOM TM format supported by this function is "HHMM[SS[.FFFFFF]]" where the brackets enclose optional parts. If the current system time or parts of it are unavailable the corresponding values are set to "0" and an error code is returned.

Parameters

dicomTime	reference to string variable where the result is stored
seconds	add optional seconds ("SS") if OFTrue
fraction	add optional fractional part of a second (".FFFFFF") if OFTrue (requires parameter 'seconds' to be also OFTrue)

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getDicomTimeFromOFTime()

static OFCondition DcmTime::getDicomTimeFromOFTime	(	const OFTime &	timeValue,
		OFString &	dicomTime,
		const OFBool	seconds = `OFTrue`,
		const OFBool	fraction = `OFFalse`
	)

static

get the specified OFTime value in DICOM format.

The DICOM TM format supported by this function is "HHMM[SS[.FFFFFF]]" where the brackets enclose optional parts. If the current system time or parts of it are unavailable the corresponding values are set to "0" and an error code is returned.

Parameters

timeValue	time to be converted to DICOM format
dicomTime	reference to string variable where the result is stored
seconds	add optional seconds ("SS") if OFTrue
fraction	add optional fractional part of a second (".FFFFFF") if OFTrue (requires parameter 'seconds' to be also OFTrue)

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getISOFormattedTime()

OFCondition DcmTime::getISOFormattedTime	(	OFString &	formattedTime,
		const unsigned long	pos = `0`,
		const OFBool	seconds = `OFTrue`,
		const OFBool	fraction = `OFFalse`,
		const OFBool	createMissingPart = `OFFalse`,
		const OFBool	supportOldFormat = `OFTrue`
	)

get the current element value in ISO time format.

The ISO time format supported by this function is "HH:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]" where the brackets enclose optional parts. Please note that the element value is expected to be in valid DICOM TM format ("[HH[MM[SS[.FFFFFF]]]]", "[HH[:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]]]" is also supported for reasons of backward compatibility). If this function fails or the current element value is empty, the result variable 'formattedTime' is cleared automatically. Please note that if the "Timezone Offset From UTC" attribute (0008,0201) is present, it applies to all TM attributes in the object. However, the time zone is not taken into account for the creation of the ISO formatted time. See also "getTimeZoneFromString()" below.

Parameters

formattedTime	reference to string variable where the result is stored
pos	index of the element component in case of value multiplicity (0..vm-1)
seconds	add optional seconds (":SS") if OFTrue
fraction	add optional fractional part of a second (".FFFFFF") if OFTrue (requires parameter 'seconds' to be also OFTrue)
createMissingPart	if OFTrue create optional parts (seconds and/or fractional part of a seconds) if absent in the element value
supportOldFormat	if OFTrue support old (prior V3.0) time format (see above)

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getISOFormattedTimeFromString()

static OFCondition DcmTime::getISOFormattedTimeFromString	(	const OFString &	dicomTime,
		OFString &	formattedTime,
		const OFBool	seconds = `OFTrue`,
		const OFBool	fraction = `OFFalse`,
		const OFBool	createMissingPart = `OFFalse`,
		const OFBool	supportOldFormat = `OFTrue`
	)

static

get the specified DICOM time value in ISO format.

The ISO time format supported by this function is "HH:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]" where the brackets enclose optional parts. Please note that the specified value is expected to be in valid DICOM TM format ("[HH[MM[SS[.FFFFFF]]]]", "[HH[:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]]]" is also supported for reasons of backward compatibility). If this function fails or the specified DICOM time value is empty, the result variable 'formattedTime' is cleared automatically.

Parameters

dicomTime	string value in DICOM TM format to be converted to ISO format
formattedTime	reference to string variable where the result is stored
seconds	add optional seconds (":SS") if OFTrue
fraction	add optional fractional part of a second (".FFFFFF") if OFTrue (requires parameter 'seconds' to be also OFTrue)
createMissingPart	if OFTrue create optional parts (seconds and/or fractional part of a seconds) if absent in the DICOM TM value
supportOldFormat	set to OFFalse to disable support for old (prior V3.0) time format (see above).

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getOFString()

virtual OFCondition DcmTime::getOFString	(	OFString &	stringValue,
		const unsigned long	pos,
		OFBool	normalize = `OFTrue`
	)

virtual

get a copy of a particular string component

Parameters

stringValue	variable in which the result value is stored
pos	index of the value in case of multi-valued elements (0..vm-1)
normalize	delete trailing spaces if OFTrue

Returns: status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise

Reimplemented from DcmByteString.

◆ getOFTime()

OFCondition DcmTime::getOFTime	(	OFTime &	timeValue,
		const unsigned long	pos = `0`,
		const OFBool	supportOldFormat = `OFTrue`
	)

get the current element value in OFTime format.

Please note that the element value is expected to be in valid DICOM TM format ("[HH[MM[SS[.FFFFFF]]]]", "[HH[:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]]]" is also supported for reasons of backward compatibility). Since there is no time zone for the DICOM TM format local time is assumed (the time zone of 'timeValue' is set automatically). If this function fails the result variable 'timeValue' is cleared automatically.

Parameters

timeValue	reference to OFTime variable where the result is stored
pos	index of the element component in case of value multiplicity (0..vm-1)
supportOldFormat	if OFTrue support old (prior V3.0) time format (see above)

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [1/6]

static OFCondition DcmTime::getOFTimeFromString	(	const char *	dicomTime,
		const size_t	dicomTimeSize,
		OFTime &	timeValue
	)

static

get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format.

Please note that the element value is expected to be in valid DICOM TM format ("HH[MM[SS[.FFFFFF]]]", "HH[:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]]" is also supported for reasons of backward compatibility). Since there is no time zone for the DICOM TM format local time is assumed (the time zone of 'timeValue' is set automatically). If this function fails the result variable 'timeValue' is cleared automatically.

Parameters

dicomTime	string value in DICOM TM format to be converted to OFTime format. An empty string is not regarded as valid input, since the time would be unknown.
dicomTimeSize	the size (in bytes) of the string 'dicomTime' refers to
timeValue	reference to OFTime variable where the result is stored

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [2/6]

static OFCondition DcmTime::getOFTimeFromString	(	const char *	dicomTime,
		const size_t	dicomTimeSize,
		OFTime &	timeValue,
		const OFBool	supportOldFormat
	)

static

get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format.

Please note that the element value is expected to be in valid DICOM TM format ("HH[MM[SS[.FFFFFF]]]", "HH[:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]]" is also supported for reasons of backward compatibility). Since there is no time zone for the DICOM TM format local time is assumed (the time zone of 'timeValue' is set automatically). If this function fails the result variable 'timeValue' is cleared automatically.

Parameters

dicomTime	string value in DICOM TM format to be converted to OFTime format. An empty string is not regarded as valid input, since the time would be unknown.
dicomTimeSize	the size (in bytes) of the string 'dicomTime' refers to
timeValue	reference to OFTime variable where the result is stored
supportOldFormat	set to OFFalse to disable support for old (prior V3.0) time format (see above).

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [3/6]

static OFCondition DcmTime::getOFTimeFromString	(	const char *	dicomTime,
		const size_t	dicomTimeSize,
		OFTime &	timeValue,
		const OFBool	supportOldFormat,
		const double	timeZone
	)

static

get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format.

Please note that the element value is expected to be in valid DICOM TM format ("HH[MM[SS[.FFFFFF]]]", "HH[:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]]" is also supported for reasons of backward compatibility). This overload of the function will set the time zone of 'timeValue' to the value given via the 'timeZone' parameter. If this function fails the result variable 'timeValue' is cleared automatically.

Parameters

dicomTime	string value in DICOM TM format to be converted to OFTime format. An empty string is not regarded as valid input, since the time would be unknown.
dicomTimeSize	the size (in bytes) of the string 'dicomTime' refers to
timeValue	reference to OFTime variable where the result is stored
supportOldFormat	set to OFFalse to disable support for old (prior V3.0) time format (see above).
timeZone	the time zone to set for 'timeValue'.

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [4/6]

static OFCondition DcmTime::getOFTimeFromString	(	const OFString &	dicomTime,
		OFTime &	timeValue
	)

static

get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format.

Please note that the element value is expected to be in valid DICOM TM format ("HH[MM[SS[.FFFFFF]]]", "HH[:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]]" is also supported for reasons of backward compatibility). Since there is no time zone for the DICOM TM format local time is assumed (the time zone of 'timeValue' is set automatically). If this function fails the result variable 'timeValue' is cleared automatically.

Parameters

dicomTime	string value in DICOM TM format to be converted to OFTime format. An empty string is not regarded as valid input, since the time would be unknown.
timeValue	reference to OFTime variable where the result is stored

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [5/6]

static OFCondition DcmTime::getOFTimeFromString	(	const OFString &	dicomTime,
		OFTime &	timeValue,
		const OFBool	supportOldFormat
	)

static

get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format.

Please note that the element value is expected to be in valid DICOM TM format ("HH[MM[SS[.FFFFFF]]]", "HH[:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]]" is also supported for reasons of backward compatibility). Since there is no time zone for the DICOM TM format local time is assumed (the time zone of 'timeValue' is set automatically). If this function fails the result variable 'timeValue' is cleared automatically.

Parameters

dicomTime	string value in DICOM TM format to be converted to OFTime format. An empty string is not regarded as valid input, since the time would be unknown.
timeValue	reference to OFTime variable where the result is stored
supportOldFormat	set to OFFalse to disable support for old (prior V3.0) time format (see above).

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [6/6]

static OFCondition DcmTime::getOFTimeFromString	(	const OFString &	dicomTime,
		OFTime &	timeValue,
		const OFBool	supportOldFormat,
		const double	timeZone
	)

static

get the specified DICOM time value in OFTime format.

Please note that the element value is expected to be in valid DICOM TM format ("HH[MM[SS[.FFFFFF]]]", "HH[:MM[:SS[.FFFFFF]]]" is also supported for reasons of backward compatibility). This overload of the function will set the time zone of 'timeValue' to the value given via the 'timeZone' parameter. If this function fails the result variable 'timeValue' is cleared automatically.

Parameters

dicomTime	string value in DICOM TM format to be converted to OFTime format. An empty string is not regarded as valid input, since the time would be unknown.
timeValue	reference to OFTime variable where the result is stored
supportOldFormat	set to OFFalse to disable support for old (prior V3.0) time format (see above).
timeZone	the time zone to set for 'timeValue'.

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getTimeZoneFromString() [1/2]

static OFCondition DcmTime::getTimeZoneFromString	(	const char *	dicomTimeZone,
		const size_t	dicomTimeZoneSize,
		double &	timeZone
	)

static

get the specified DICOM time zone in number of hours format DICOM standard states that if the "Timezone Offset From UTC" attribute (0008,0201) is present it applies to all TM attributes in the object.

This functions allows to convert the DICOM format ("&ZZZZ" where "&" is "+" or "-" and "ZZZZ" hours and minutes) to a floating point value, e.g. "+1.0" means plus one hour and "-2.5" minus two and a half hour, i.e. 2 hours and 30 minutes. The resulting 'timeZone' value can be used in conjuction with a OFTime object to convert the time to different time zones (e.g. to local time or UTC).

Parameters

dicomTimeZone	string value in DICOM format ("&ZZZZ") to be converted
timeZone	reference to floating point variable where the resulting UTC offset is stored
dicomTimeZoneSize	the size (in bytes) of the string 'dicomTimeZone' refers to

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ getTimeZoneFromString() [2/2]

static OFCondition DcmTime::getTimeZoneFromString	(	const OFString &	dicomTimeZone,
		double &	timeZone
	)

static

get the specified DICOM time zone in number of hours format DICOM standard states that if the "Timezone Offset From UTC" attribute (0008,0201) is present it applies to all TM attributes in the object.

This functions allows to convert the DICOM format ("&ZZZZ" where "&" is "+" or "-" and "ZZZZ" hours and minutes) to a floating point value, e.g. "+1.0" means plus one hour and "-2.5" minus two and a half hour, i.e. 2 hours and 30 minutes. The resulting 'timeZone' value can be used in conjuction with a OFTime object to convert the time to different time zones (e.g. to local time or UTC).

Parameters

dicomTimeZone	string value in DICOM format ("&ZZZZ") to be converted
timeZone	reference to floating point variable where the resulting UTC offset is stored

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ ident()

virtual DcmEVR DcmTime::ident ( ) const

virtual

get element type identifier

Returns: type identifier of this class (EVR_TM)

Reimplemented from DcmByteString.

◆ matches() [1/3]

virtual OFBool DcmByteString::matches

perform attribute matching.

Perform attribute matching on a candidate element using this element as the matching key.

Note: The given candidate element must refer to the same attribute kind, i.e. have the same tag and VR. The method will return OFFalse if it doesn't.

Parameters

candidate	the candidate element to compare this element with.
enableWildCardMatching	enable or disable wild card matching. Defaults to OFTrue, which means wild card matching is performed if the element's VR supports it. Set to OFFalse to force single value matching instead.

Returns: OFTrue if the candidate matches this element, OFFalse otherwise.

◆ matches() [2/3]

virtual OFBool DcmByteString::matches

perform attribute matching on a single pair of string values.

Compare two single string values using the attribute matching function appropriate for this element's VR (Universal Matching, Single Value Matching, Wild Card Matching or Range Matching).

Note: This method is called by the other overload of matches() for each combination of values in the key and candidate element (implementing multi value matching for elements with VM>1).

Parameters

key	the key value to match against the candidate.
candidate	the candidate value to match the key against.
enableWildCardMatching	enable or disable wild card matching. Defaults to OFTrue, which means wild card matching is performed if the element's VR supports it. Set to OFFalse to force single value matching instead.

Returns: OFTrue if the candidate string matches the key string, OFFalse otherwise.

◆ matches() [3/3]

virtual OFBool DcmTime::matches	(	const OFString &	key,
		const OFString &	candidate,
		const OFBool	enableWildCardMatching = `OFTrue`
	)		const

virtual

Reimplemented from DcmByteString.

◆ operator=()

DcmTime& DcmTime::operator= ( const DcmTime & obj )

assignment operator

Parameters

obj	element to be assigned/copied

Returns: reference to this object

◆ parseFragment()

static OFBool DcmTime::parseFragment	(	const char *	string,
		const size_t	size,
		double &	result
	)

staticprivate

parse the fragment part of a DICOM time string.

Parameters

string	a pointer to the beginning of the fragment portion of a DICOM time string.
size	the size (in bytes) of the given string value.
result	a reference to a double value that will receive the result.

Returns: OFTrue if the fragment was parsed successfully, OFFalse otherwise.

◆ setCurrentTime()

OFCondition DcmTime::setCurrentTime	(	const OFBool	seconds = `OFTrue`,
		const OFBool	fraction = `OFFalse`
	)

set the element value to the current system time.

The DICOM TM format supported by this function is "HHMM[SS[.FFFFFF]]" where the brackets enclose optional parts. If the current system time or parts of it are unavailable the corresponding values are set to "0" and an error code is returned.

Parameters

seconds	add optional seconds ("SS") if OFTrue
fraction	add optional fractional part of a second (".FFFFFF") if OFTrue (requires parameter 'seconds' to be also OFTrue)

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

◆ setOFTime()

OFCondition DcmTime::setOFTime ( const OFTime & timeValue )

set the element value to the given time

Parameters

timeValue time to be set (should be a valid time)

Returns: EC_Normal upon success, an error code otherwise

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

dcmdata/include/dcmtk/dcmdata/dcvrtm.h

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Static Private Member Functions

Friends

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ DcmTime() [1/2]

◆ DcmTime() [2/2]

Member Function Documentation

◆ check() [1/2]

◆ check() [2/2]

◆ checkStringValue()

◆ checkValue()

◆ clone()

◆ copyFrom()

◆ getCurrentTime()

◆ getDicomTimeFromOFTime()

◆ getISOFormattedTime()

◆ getISOFormattedTimeFromString()

◆ getOFString()

◆ getOFTime()

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [1/6]

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [2/6]

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [3/6]

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [4/6]

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [5/6]

◆ getOFTimeFromString() [6/6]

◆ getTimeZoneFromString() [1/2]

◆ getTimeZoneFromString() [2/2]

◆ ident()

◆ matches() [1/3]

◆ matches() [2/3]

◆ matches() [3/3]

◆ operator=()

◆ parseFragment()

◆ setCurrentTime()

◆ setOFTime()