java.lang.Object
- com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute
- - com.pixelmed.dicom.AttributeTagAttribute

```
public class AttributeTagAttribute
extends Attribute
```
A concrete class specializing Attribute for Attribute Tag (AT) attributes.

Though an instance of this class may be created using its constructors, there is also a factory class, AttributeFactory.

See Also:

Attribute, AttributeFactory, AttributeList

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute
  valueLength, valueMultiplicity

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`AttributeTagAttribute(AttributeTag t)`	Construct an (empty) attribute.
`AttributeTagAttribute(AttributeTag t, long vl, DicomInputStream i)`	Read an attribute from an input stream.
`AttributeTagAttribute(AttributeTag t, java.lang.Long vl, DicomInputStream i)`	Read an attribute from an input stream.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addValue(int g, int e)`
`void`	`addValue(AttributeTag t)`
`void`	`addValue(java.lang.String s)`	Add a(nother) `String` value after any existing values of this attribute.
`AttributeTag[]`	`getAttributeTagValues()`
`java.lang.String[]`	`getStringValues(java.text.NumberFormat format)`	Get the values of this attribute as strings.
`byte[]`	`getVR()`	Get the value representation of this attribute (AT).
`void`	`removeValues()`	Remove any existing values, making the attribute empty (zero length).
`java.lang.String`	`toString(DicomDictionary dictionary)`	Dump the contents of the attribute as a human-readable string.
`void`	`write(DicomOutputStream o)`	Write the entire attribute (including values) to the output stream.

Methods inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute
addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, getByteValues, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDoubleValues, getDoubleValues, getDoubleValues, getElement, getFloatValues, getFloatValues, getFloatValues, getGroup, getIntegerValues, getIntegerValues, getIntegerValues, getLongValues, getLongValues, getLongValues, getOriginalStringValues, getPaddedVL, getShortValues, getSingleDoubleValueOrDefault, getSingleDoubleValueOrDefault, getSingleDoubleValueOrDefault, getSingleFloatValueOrDefault, getSingleFloatValueOrDefault, getSingleFloatValueOrDefault, getSingleIntegerValueOrDefault, getSingleIntegerValueOrDefault, getSingleIntegerValueOrDefault, getSingleLongValueOrDefault, getSingleLongValueOrDefault, getSingleLongValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getStringValues, getStringValues, getStringValues, getStringValues, getStringValues, getTag, getVL, getVM, getVRAsString, isValid, repairValues, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValues, setValues, setValues, setValues, toString, writeBase

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AttributeTagAttribute
```
public AttributeTagAttribute(AttributeTag t)
```
    Construct an (empty) attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - the tag of the attribute
  - AttributeTagAttribute
```
public AttributeTagAttribute(AttributeTag t,
                             long vl,
                             DicomInputStream i)
                      throws java.io.IOException,
                             DicomException
```
    Read an attribute from an input stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - the tag of the attribute
    
    vl - the value length of the attribute
    
    i - the input stream
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    
    DicomException - if error in DICOM encoding
  - AttributeTagAttribute
```
public AttributeTagAttribute(AttributeTag t,
                             java.lang.Long vl,
                             DicomInputStream i)
                      throws java.io.IOException,
                             DicomException
```
    Read an attribute from an input stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - the tag of the attribute
    
    vl - the value length of the attribute
    
    i - the input stream
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    
    DicomException - if error in DICOM encoding
- Method Detail
  - write
```
public void write(DicomOutputStream o)
           throws DicomException,
                  java.io.IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Attribute
    
    Write the entire attribute (including values) to the output stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    write in class Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the output stream
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException - if error in DICOM encoding
    
    java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString(DicomDictionary dictionary)
```
    Description copied from class: Attribute
    Dump the contents of the attribute as a human-readable string.
    
    No new line is appended.
    
    The result is of the form:
    
    (0xgggg,0xeeee) Name VR=<XX> VL=<0xnnnn> <...>
    
    For example:
    
    (0x0018,0x0020) ScanningSequence VR=<CS> VL=<0x2> <GR>
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    dictionary - the dictionary to use to look up the name
    
    Returns:
    
    a single String value
  - getStringValues
```
public java.lang.String[] getStringValues(java.text.NumberFormat format)
                                   throws DicomException
```
    Description copied from class: Attribute
    
    Get the values of this attribute as strings.
    
    The strings may have been cleaned up into a canonical form, such as to remove padding as well as numbers formatted.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getStringValues in class Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    format - the format to use for each numerical or decimal value
    
    Returns:
    
    the values as an array of String
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException - thrown if values are not available (such as not supported for this concrete attribute class)
  - getAttributeTagValues
```
public AttributeTag[] getAttributeTagValues()
                                     throws DicomException
```
    Returns:
    
    the values
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException - thrown if values are not available
  - addValue
```
public void addValue(int g,
                     int e)
              throws DicomException
```
    Parameters:
    
    g - group number
    
    e - element number
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException - never thrown
  - addValue
```
public void addValue(AttributeTag t)
              throws DicomException
```
    Parameters:
    
    t - the tag
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException - never thrown
  - addValue
```
public void addValue(java.lang.String s)
              throws DicomException
```
    Description copied from class: Attribute
    
    Add a(nother) String value after any existing values of this attribute.
    
    Overrides:
    
    addValue in class Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - a String of the form returned by toString(), i.e., "(0xgggg,0xeeee)" where gggg and eeee are the zero-padded hexadecimal representations of the group and element respectively
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException - if String is not a valid representation of a tag
  - removeValues
```
public void removeValues()
```
    Description copied from class: Attribute
    
    Remove any existing values, making the attribute empty (zero length).
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeValues in class Attribute
  - getVR
```
public byte[] getVR()
```
    Get the value representation of this attribute (AT).
    
    Overrides:
    
    getVR in class Attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    'A','T' in ASCII as a two byte array; see ValueRepresentation

Class AttributeTagAttribute

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

AttributeTagAttribute

AttributeTagAttribute

AttributeTagAttribute

Method Detail

write

toString

getStringValues

getAttributeTagValues

addValue

addValue

addValue

removeValues

getVR