message.getDICOMStringsAsArray

Use when: You want to read values from the modified message during mapping. If you need the original incoming message, use source.getDICOMStringsAsArray.

Signature: message.getDICOMStringsAsArray(nodePath, instance*)

Returns: String[] result - the first node as a JS Array of JS Strings that matches the nodePath and instance

Get the result as an array of strings of the first node that matches the nodePath.

Note

When the optional instance value is specified, the nodePath should not include an instance identifier.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description	Default
String	nodePath	the DICOM node path
Integer	instance*	(optional) the match instance to return. Use 1 for the first instance.	1

Example

// assumes `message` is a DICOM message model object

// Retrieve an array of strings for the specified DICOM tag
var dicomStringsArray = message.getDICOMStringsAsArray(
    "0010,0010" // Patient Name
);

// Optionally retrieve a specific instance
var dicomStringsArrayInstance = message.getDICOMStringsAsArray(
    "0010,0010",    // node path
    2               // instance (1 = first instance)
);

// Result:
// - dicomStringsArray contains a JS Array of strings
// - dicomStringsArrayInstance contains values for the specified instance