DicomObjects Reference
DicomObjects Reference / DicomGlobal Object / AddDictionaryElement Method
Group tag for the new element
Element tag for the new element
A standard 2 character DICOM VR,
e.g. “PN” for personal
Allowed multiplicity
e.g. “1”, “1-n”, “3” etc.
Description of the element, as used in the DicomAttribute’s Description property
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    AddDictionaryElement Method
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    Description
    Add private or new attribute description to the internal list
    Syntax
    Visual Basic
    Public Sub AddDictionaryElement( _
       ByVal Group As Long, _
       ByVal Element As Long, _
       ByVal VR As String, _
       ByVal VM As String, _
       ByVal Description As String _
    ) 
    Parameters
    Group
    Group tag for the new element
    Element
    Element tag for the new element
    VR
    A standard 2 character DICOM VR,
    e.g. “PN” for personal
    VM
    Allowed multiplicity
    e.g. “1”, “1-n”, “3” etc.
    Description
    Description of the element, as used in the DicomAttribute’s Description property
    Remarks
    This method is equally useful for adding new official attributes added after a release of DicomObjects, or for adding private attributes, to be handled as if they were “official”.
    Although any value for VM is allowed, the only value with any special internal significance is “1”, as this causes DicomAttribute’s default Value property to return a single value.  Any other value causes an array to be returned.
    An alternative, if values only need to be created, is to use the AddExplicit method.
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