exec3.C File Reference

Detailed Description

Example of using signal/slot in TCanvas/TPad to get feedback about processed events.

Note that slots can be either functions or class methods. Compare this with tutorials $ROOTSYS/tutorials/hist/hist057_TExec_th1.C and $ROOTSYS/tutorials/hist/hist058_TExec_th2.C.

 
#include <TH1.h>
#include <TCanvas.h>
#include <TQObject.h>
#include "TROOT.h"
 
void exec3()
{
   // Temporary work around the lack of automatic refresh of the list
   // when a script is reloaded.
   gROOT->GetListOfGlobalFunctions()->Delete();
 
   TH1F *h = new TH1F("h", "h", 100, -3, 3);
   h->FillRandom("gaus", 1000);
   TCanvas *c1 = new TCanvas("c1");
   h->Draw();
   c1->Update();
   c1->Connect("ProcessedEvent(Int_t,Int_t,Int_t,TObject*)", nullptr, nullptr,
               "exec3event(Int_t,Int_t,Int_t,TObject*)");
}
 
void exec3event(Int_t event, Int_t x, Int_t y, TObject *selected)
{
   TCanvas *c = (TCanvas *)gTQSender;
   printf("Canvas %s: event=%d, x=%d, y=%d, selected=%s\n", c->GetName(), event, x, y, selected->IsA()->GetName());
}

Author

Ilka Antcheva

Definition in file exec3.C.