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message.setDICOMStrings

Signature: message.setDICOMStrings(nodePath, value, instance*, forceNode*)

Returns: void

Set the value as a \\ delimited string 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
String or String[] value the new node value either as a String or a JS Array of JS Strings
Integer instance* (optional) the match instance to set. Use 1 for the first instance. 1
Boolean forceNode* (optional) create the node if it doesn't exist true

Example

// Example: Set DICOM tag values using strings (String or String[])

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


// Example: value as String (single value)
message.setDICOMStrings(
   "0008,103E", // nodePath - DICOM tag
   "CT Chest"   // value (String)
);


// Example: value as String (backslash-delimited multiple values)
message.setDICOMStrings(
   "0008,0050",       // nodePath
   "Study A\\Study B" // value (String with delimiters)
);


// Example: value as String[] (JS array of strings)
message.setDICOMStrings(
   "0008,0050",               // nodePath
   ["Study A", "Study B"]     // value (String[])
);


// Example: specify instance (1-based index)
message.setDICOMStrings(
   "0008,0050",               // nodePath
   ["Study C", "Study D"],    // value
   1                          // instance (first match)
);


// Example: create node if it does not exist (forceNode = true)
message.setDICOMStrings(
   "0008,0060",   // nodePath (new tag)
   "MR",          // value
   1,             // instance
   true           // forceNode - create if missing
);


// Example: do NOT create node if it does not exist
message.setDICOMStrings(
   "0008,0061",
   ["XRAY"],
   1,
   false          // forceNode - will NOT create tag
);