Class TextAttribute
- Direct Known Subclasses:
LongTextAttribute
,ShortTextAttribute
,UnlimitedTextAttribute
An abstract class specializing Attribute
for
the family of text attributes.
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Field Summary
FieldsFields inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute
valueLength, valueMultiplicity
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorsModifierConstructorDescriptionprotected
Construct an (empty) attribute; called only by concrete sub-classes.protected
TextAttribute
(AttributeTag t, long vl, DicomInputStream i, SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet) Read an attribute from an input stream; called only by concrete sub-classes.protected
TextAttribute
(AttributeTag t, SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet) Construct an (empty) attribute; called only by concrete sub-classes.protected
TextAttribute
(AttributeTag t, Long vl, DicomInputStream i, SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet) Read an attribute from an input stream; called only by concrete sub-classes. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
Add a(nother)String
value after any existing values of this attribute.byte[]
Get the values of this attribute as a byte array, if the values are byte order insensitive.abstract int
long
Get the value length of this attribute, accounting for the need for even-length padding.String[]
getStringValues
(NumberFormat format) Get the values of this attribute as strings.boolean
isValid()
Do the values of this attribute comply with standard VR requirements? E.g., Are only valid characters are present (for string and text attributes) and length is within limits?void
Remove any existing values, making the attribute empty (zero length).boolean
Repair any existing values of this attribute to make them comply with standard VR requirements.toString
(DicomDictionary dictionary) Dump the contents of the attribute as a human-readable string.protected String
translateByteArrayToString
(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) Decode a byte array into a string.protected byte[]
translateStringToByteArray
(String string) Encode a string into a byte array.void
Write the entire attribute (including values) to the output stream.Methods inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute
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, getLengthOfBaseOfEncodedAttribute, getLengthOfEncodedValue, getLengthOfEntireEncodedAttribute, getLongValues, getLongValues, getLongValues, getOriginalStringValues, getShortValues, 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, getTag, getVL, getVM, getVR, getVRAsString, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValues, setValues, setValues, setValues, setValues, setValues, setValues, toString, writeBase
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Field Details
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specificCharacterSet
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Constructor Details
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TextAttribute
Construct an (empty) attribute; called only by concrete sub-classes.
- Parameters:
t
- the tag of the attribute
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TextAttribute
Construct an (empty) attribute; called only by concrete sub-classes.
- Parameters:
t
- the tag of the attributespecificCharacterSet
- the character set to be used for the text
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TextAttribute
protected TextAttribute(AttributeTag t, long vl, DicomInputStream i, SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet) throws IOException, DicomException Read an attribute from an input stream; called only by concrete sub-classes.
- Parameters:
t
- the tag of the attributevl
- the value length of the attributei
- the input streamspecificCharacterSet
- the character set to be used for the text- Throws:
IOException
- if an I/O error occursDicomException
- if error in DICOM encoding
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TextAttribute
protected TextAttribute(AttributeTag t, Long vl, DicomInputStream i, SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet) throws IOException, DicomException Read an attribute from an input stream; called only by concrete sub-classes.
- Parameters:
t
- the tag of the attributevl
- the value length of the attributei
- the input streamspecificCharacterSet
- the character set to be used for the text- Throws:
IOException
- if an I/O error occursDicomException
- if error in DICOM encoding
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Method Details
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getMaximumLengthOfEntireValue
public abstract int getMaximumLengthOfEntireValue() -
translateByteArrayToString
Decode a byte array into a string.
- Parameters:
bytes
- the byte buffer in which the encoded string is locatedoffset
- the offset into the bufferlength
- the number of bytes to be decoded- Returns:
- the string decoded according to the specified or default specific character set
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translateStringToByteArray
Encode a string into a byte array.
- Parameters:
string
- the string to be encoded- Returns:
- the byte array encoded according to the specified or default specific character set
- Throws:
UnsupportedEncodingException
- if the encoding is not supported by the host platform
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getPaddedVL
public long getPaddedVL()Description copied from class:Attribute
Get the value length of this attribute, accounting for the need for even-length padding.
- Overrides:
getPaddedVL
in classAttribute
- Returns:
- the value length (padded to an even length)
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write
Description copied from class:Attribute
Write the entire attribute (including values) to the output stream.
- Specified by:
write
in classAttribute
- Parameters:
o
- the output stream- Throws:
DicomException
- if error in DICOM encodingIOException
- if an I/O error occurs
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toString
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>
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getByteValues
Description copied from class:Attribute
Get the values of this attribute as a byte array, if the values are byte order insensitive.
- Overrides:
getByteValues
in classAttribute
- Returns:
- the values as an array of bytes
- Throws:
DicomException
- thrown if values are not available (such as not supported for this concrete attribute class)
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getStringValues
Description copied from class:Attribute
Get the values of this attribute as strings.
The strings may have been cleaned up into a canonical form, such as to remove padding as well as numbers formatted.
- Overrides:
getStringValues
in classAttribute
- Parameters:
format
- the format to use for each numerical or decimal value- Returns:
- the values as an array of
String
- Throws:
DicomException
- thrown if values are not available (such as not supported for this concrete attribute class)
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addValue
Description copied from class:Attribute
Add a(nother)String
value after any existing values of this attribute.- Overrides:
addValue
in classAttribute
- Parameters:
v
- value to add- Throws:
DicomException
- thrown if value of this type is not valid for this concrete attribute class
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removeValues
Description copied from class:Attribute
Remove any existing values, making the attribute empty (zero length).
- Specified by:
removeValues
in classAttribute
- Throws:
DicomException
- thrown if not supported for concrete attribute class
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isValid
Description copied from class:Attribute
Do the values of this attribute comply with standard VR requirements? E.g., Are only valid characters are present (for string and text attributes) and length is within limits?- Overrides:
isValid
in classAttribute
- Returns:
- true if valid, false if invalid or validation not supported for the attribute type
- Throws:
DicomException
- if error in DICOM value extraction
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repairValues
Description copied from class:Attribute
Repair any existing values of this attribute to make them comply with standard VR requirements. E.g., truncate them if they are too long. N.B., Not all types of attribute support repair.- Overrides:
repairValues
in classAttribute
- Returns:
- true if successfully repaired or was already valid
- Throws:
DicomException
- if error in DICOM value extraction
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