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

```
public class OtherByteAttribute
extends Attribute
```
A concrete class specializing Attribute for Other Byte (OB) 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
`OtherByteAttribute(AttributeTag t)`	Construct an (empty) attribute.
`OtherByteAttribute(AttributeTag t, long vl, DicomInputStream i)`	Read an attribute from an input stream.
`OtherByteAttribute(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(java.lang.String v)`	Add a(nother) `String` value after any existing values of this attribute.
`byte[]`	`getByteValues()`	Get the values of this attribute as a byte array, if the values are byte order insensitive.
`byte[]`	`getByteValues(boolean big)`	Get the values of this attribute as a byte array, accounting for byte ordering of values that are larger than one byte.
`long`	`getPaddedVL()`	Get the value length of this attribute, accounting for the need for even-length padding.
`byte[]`	`getVR()`	Get the value representation of this attribute (OB).
`void`	`removeValues()`	Remove any existing values, making the attribute empty (zero length).
`void`	`setValues(byte[] v)`	Replace any existing values with the supplied array of byte.
`void`	`setValues(byte[] v, boolean big)`	Replace any existing values with the supplied array of byte, accounting for byte ordering of values that are larger than one byte.
`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, 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, getLengthOfBaseOfEncodedAttribute, getLengthOfEncodedValue, getLengthOfEntireEncodedAttribute, getLongValues, getLongValues, getLongValues, getOriginalStringValues, 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, getStringValues, getTag, getVL, getVM, getVRAsString, isValid, repairValues, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValues, setValues, setValues, setValues, setValues, toString, writeBase

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

- Constructor Detail
  - OtherByteAttribute
```
public OtherByteAttribute(AttributeTag t)
```
    Construct an (empty) attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - the tag of the attribute
  - OtherByteAttribute
```
public OtherByteAttribute(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
  - OtherByteAttribute
```
public OtherByteAttribute(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
  - getPaddedVL
```
public long getPaddedVL()
```
    Description copied from class: Attribute
    
    Get the value length of this attribute, accounting for the need for even-length padding.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getPaddedVL in class Attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    the value length (padded to an even length)
  - 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
  - addValue
```
public void addValue(java.lang.String v)
              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:
    
    v -
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException
  - setValues
```
public void setValues(byte[] v)
               throws DicomException
```
    Description copied from class: Attribute
    
    Replace any existing values with the supplied array of byte.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setValues in class Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    v -
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException
  - setValues
```
public void setValues(byte[] v,
                      boolean big)
               throws DicomException
```
    Description copied from class: Attribute
    
    Replace any existing values with the supplied array of byte, accounting for byte ordering of values that are larger than one byte.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setValues in class Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    v -
    
    big -
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException
  - getByteValues
```
public byte[] getByteValues()
                     throws DicomException
```
    Description copied from class: Attribute
    
    Get the values of this attribute as a byte array, if the values are byte order insensitive.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getByteValues in class Attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    the values as an array of bytes
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException
  - getByteValues
```
public byte[] getByteValues(boolean big)
                     throws DicomException
```
    Description copied from class: Attribute
    
    Get the values of this attribute as a byte array, accounting for byte ordering of values that are larger than one byte.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getByteValues in class Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    big - whether or not to intepret the values larger than bytes as big endian or not
    
    Returns:
    
    the values as an array of bytes
    
    Throws:
    
    DicomException
  - 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 (OB).
    
    Overrides:
    
    getVR in class Attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    'O','B' in ASCII as a two byte array; see ValueRepresentation

Class OtherByteAttribute

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

OtherByteAttribute

OtherByteAttribute

OtherByteAttribute

Method Detail

getPaddedVL

write

toString

addValue

setValues

setValues

getByteValues

getByteValues

removeValues

getVR