GetCacheSize Method (DicomDataSet)

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Get cache size used by DicomObjects for the image - useful to help decide when to call ClearCaches method

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Function GetCacheSize( _
   ByVal cacheType As CacheTypes _
) As System.Long

public System.long GetCacheSize( 
   CacheTypes cacheType
)

Parameters

cacheType: Type of Cache of interest, default value is DicomObjects.Enums.CacheTypes.All

Return Value

number of bytes cached by DicomObjects

Example

DicomDataSet ds = new DicomDataSet();
ds.CacheMode = CacheTypes.All;
ds.Read("Compressed_Dataset.dcm");
ds.DecompressAll();
var cacheSize = ds.GetCacheSize(CacheTypes.All);
                    
// Optionally Clear the Cache when it gets to large
int maxCacheBeforeClear = 5000000;
if (cacheSize >= maxCacheBeforeClear)
    ds.ClearCaches();

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET CLR 4.8 or higher

Reference

DicomDataSet Class
DicomDataSet Members

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