/// <summary>
/// Finds all DICOM elements that are embedded in the DICOM structure in some particular location. This location
/// is defined by descending tags from the outer most elements to the element. It is not necessary to include every
/// tag in the descending "treelike" structure. Branches can be skipped.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="descendingTags">
/// a string array containing in order the tags from the outer most elements to the element
/// being searched for
/// </param>
/// <returns>a list of all elements that meet the search criteria</returns>
public List <IDICOMElement> FindAll(string[] descendingTags)
{
var matches = new List <IDICOMElement>();
if (descendingTags.Length > 1)
{
var newDescTags = ArrayHelper.Pop(descendingTags);
var sequences =
AllElements.Where(e => e.IsVR(VR.Sequence))
.Where(el => el.Tag.CompleteID == descendingTags[0])
.ToList();
foreach (var seq in sequences)
{
var s = seq as Sequence;
foreach (var d in s.Items)
{
foreach (var el in d.FindAll(newDescTags))
{
matches.Add(el);
}
}
}
}
else
{
matches = AllElements.Where(el => el.Tag.CompleteID == descendingTags[0]).ToList();
}
return(matches);
}
/// <summary>
/// Finds all DICOM elements that match an element type
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">the DICOM element class that is being filtered and returned</typeparam>
/// <returns>a list of all elements that are strongly typed</returns>
public List <T> FindAll <T>()
{
var t = typeof(T);
return
(AllElements.Where(el => el is T)
.Select(el => (T)Convert.ChangeType(el, t, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture))
.ToList());
}
/// <summary>
/// Finds all DICOM elements that match a certain tag
/// </summary>
/// <param name="tag">the tag to find</param>
/// <returns>a list of all elements that meet the search criteria</returns>
public List <IDICOMElement> FindAll(string tag)
{
return(AllElements.Where(el => el.Tag.CompleteID == tag).ToList());
}
/// <summary>
/// Finds all DICOM elements that match a VR type
/// </summary>
/// <param name="vrToFind">the VR type to find</param>
/// <returns>a list of all elements that meet the search criteria</returns>
public List <IDICOMElement> FindAll(VR vrToFind)
{
return(AllElements.Where(el => el.IsVR(vrToFind)).ToList());
}
public virtual IEnumerable <Type> GetConfiguredServiceTypes()
{
return(new HashSet <Type>(AllElements.Where(c => c.PreventDefault).Select(c => Type.GetType(c.Service)).Where(t => t != null)));
}