# DecompressJPEGFile.cs

This is a C# example on how to use gdcm::SequenceOfFragments

    /*=========================================================================

      Program: GDCM (Grassroots DICOM). A DICOM library
      Module:  $URL$

      Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Mathieu Malaterre
      All rights reserved.
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         This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
         the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
         PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notice for more information.

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    /*
     * Usage:
     * $ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/Projects/gdcm/debug-gcc/bin
     * $ mono bin/DecompressJPEGFile.exe somejpegfile.jpg
     */
    using System;
    using gdcm;

    public class DecompressJPEGFile
    {
      public static int Main(string[] args)
        {
        string file1 = args[0];
        System.IO.FileStream infile =
          new System.IO.FileStream(file1, System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.Read);
        uint fsize = gdcm.PosixEmulation.FileSize(file1);

        byte[] jstream  = new byte[fsize];
        infile.Read(jstream, 0 , jstream.Length);

        Trace.DebugOn();
        Image image = new Image();
        image.SetNumberOfDimensions( 2 ); // important for now
        DataElement pixeldata = new DataElement( new gdcm.Tag(0x7fe0,0x0010) );

        // DO NOT set a ByteValue here, JPEG is a particular kind of encapsulated syntax
        // in which can one cannot use a simple byte array for storage. Instead, see
        // gdcm.SequenceOfFragments
        //pixeldata.SetByteValue( jstream, new gdcm.VL( (uint)jstream.Length ) );

        // Create a new SequenceOfFragments C++ object, store it as a SmartPointer :
        SmartPtrFrag sq = SequenceOfFragments.New();
        Fragment frag = new Fragment();
        frag.SetByteValue( jstream, new gdcm.VL( (uint)jstream.Length) );
        // Single file => single fragment
        sq.AddFragment( frag );
        // Pass by reference:
        pixeldata.SetValue( sq.__ref__() );

        // insert:
        image.SetDataElement( pixeldata );

        // JPEG use YBR to achieve better compression ratio by default (not RGB)
        // FIXME hardcoded:
        PhotometricInterpretation pi = new PhotometricInterpretation( PhotometricInterpretation.PIType.YBR_FULL );
        image.SetPhotometricInterpretation( pi );
        // FIXME hardcoded:
        PixelFormat pixeltype = new PixelFormat(3,8,8,7);
        image.SetPixelFormat( pixeltype );

        // FIXME hardcoded:
        image.SetTransferSyntax( new TransferSyntax( TransferSyntax.TSType.JPEGLosslessProcess14_1 ) );
        image.SetDimension(0, 692);
        image.SetDimension(1, 721);

        // Decompress !
        byte[] decompressedData = new byte[(int)image.GetBufferLength()];
        image.GetBuffer(decompressedData);

        // Write out the decompressed bytes
        System.Console.WriteLine(image.toString());
        using (System.IO.Stream stream =
          System.IO.File.Open(@"/tmp/dd.raw",
            System.IO.FileMode.Create))
          {
          System.IO.BinaryWriter writer = new System.IO.BinaryWriter(stream);
          writer.Write(decompressedData);
          }

        return 0;
        }
    }