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## Interface IExtraMetadataWriter

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    DicomWriter

      public interface IExtraMetadataWriter

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
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    `void` | `setExtraMetadata(java.lang.String metadataSource)` Provide additional metadata that should be written as part of this dataset.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### setExtraMetadata

          void setExtraMetadata(java.lang.String metadataSource)

      Provide additional metadata that should be written as part of this dataset. Primarily intended for DicomWriter. Calling this method is optional. Multiple calls are allowed, e.g. if tags come from multiple external sources. If multiple calls to this method are made then the order matters, with earlier calls implying higher priority when resolving duplicate or conflicting tags. All calls to this method must occur before setId is called.

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