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2 // Author: Rene Brun 26/12/94
3 
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11 
12 #ifndef ROOT_TObject
13 #define ROOT_TObject
14 
15 
16 #include "RConfigure.h"
17 #include "Riosfwd.h"
18 #include "Rtypes.h"
19 #include "TStorage.h"
20 #include "TVersionCheck.h"
21 
22 #include <stdarg.h>
23 #include <string>
24 
25 #ifdef WIN32
26 #undef RemoveDirectory
27 #endif
28 
29 class TList;
30 class TBrowser;
31 class TBuffer;
32 class TObjArray;
33 class TMethod;
34 class TTimer;
35 
36 
37 class TObject {
38 
39 private:
40  UInt_t fUniqueID; ///< object unique identifier
41  UInt_t fBits; ///< bit field status word
42 
43  static Long_t fgDtorOnly; ///< object for which to call dtor only (i.e. no delete)
44  static Bool_t fgObjectStat; ///< if true keep track of objects in TObjectTable
45 
46 protected:
47  void MakeZombie() { fBits |= kZombie; }
48  virtual void DoError(int level, const char *location, const char *fmt, va_list va) const;
49 
50 public:
51  //----- Global bits (can be set for any object and should not be reused).
52  //----- Bits 0 - 13 are reserved as global bits. Bits 14 - 23 can be used
53  //----- in different class hierarchies (make sure there is no overlap in
54  //----- any given hierarchy).
55  enum EStatusBits {
56  kCanDelete = BIT(0), ///< if object in a list can be deleted
57  kMustCleanup = BIT(3), ///< if object destructor must call RecursiveRemove()
58  kObjInCanvas = BIT(3), ///< for backward compatibility only, use kMustCleanup
59  kIsReferenced = BIT(4), ///< if object is referenced by a TRef or TRefArray
60  kHasUUID = BIT(5), ///< if object has a TUUID (its fUniqueID=UUIDNumber)
61  kCannotPick = BIT(6), ///< if object in a pad cannot be picked
62  kNoContextMenu = BIT(8), ///< if object does not want context menu
63  kInvalidObject = BIT(13) ///< if object ctor succeeded but object should not be used
64  };
65 
66  //----- Private bits, clients can only test but not change them
67  enum {
68  kIsOnHeap = 0x01000000, ///< object is on heap
69  kNotDeleted = 0x02000000, ///< object has not been deleted
70  kZombie = 0x04000000, ///< object ctor failed
71  kBitMask = 0x00ffffff
72  };
73 
74  //----- Write() options
75  enum {
76  kSingleKey = BIT(0), ///< write collection with single key
77  kOverwrite = BIT(1), ///< overwrite existing object with same name
78  kWriteDelete = BIT(2) ///< write object, then delete previous key with same name
79  };
80 
81  TObject();
82  TObject(const TObject &object);
83  TObject &operator=(const TObject &rhs);
84  virtual ~TObject();
85 
86  virtual void AppendPad(Option_t *option="");
87  virtual void Browse(TBrowser *b);
88  virtual const char *ClassName() const;
89  virtual void Clear(Option_t * /*option*/ ="") { }
90  virtual TObject *Clone(const char *newname="") const;
91  virtual Int_t Compare(const TObject *obj) const;
92  virtual void Copy(TObject &object) const;
93  virtual void Delete(Option_t *option=""); // *MENU*
94  virtual Int_t DistancetoPrimitive(Int_t px, Int_t py);
95  virtual void Draw(Option_t *option="");
96  virtual void DrawClass() const; // *MENU*
97  virtual TObject *DrawClone(Option_t *option="") const; // *MENU*
98  virtual void Dump() const; // *MENU*
99  virtual void Execute(const char *method, const char *params, Int_t *error=0);
100  virtual void Execute(TMethod *method, TObjArray *params, Int_t *error=0);
101  virtual void ExecuteEvent(Int_t event, Int_t px, Int_t py);
102  virtual TObject *FindObject(const char *name) const;
103  virtual TObject *FindObject(const TObject *obj) const;
104  virtual Option_t *GetDrawOption() const;
105  virtual UInt_t GetUniqueID() const;
106  virtual const char *GetName() const;
107  virtual const char *GetIconName() const;
108  virtual Option_t *GetOption() const { return ""; }
109  virtual char *GetObjectInfo(Int_t px, Int_t py) const;
110  virtual const char *GetTitle() const;
111  virtual Bool_t HandleTimer(TTimer *timer);
112  virtual ULong_t Hash() const;
113  virtual Bool_t InheritsFrom(const char *classname) const;
114  virtual Bool_t InheritsFrom(const TClass *cl) const;
115  virtual void Inspect() const; // *MENU*
116  virtual Bool_t IsFolder() const;
117  virtual Bool_t IsEqual(const TObject *obj) const;
118  virtual Bool_t IsSortable() const { return kFALSE; }
119  Bool_t IsOnHeap() const { return TestBit(kIsOnHeap); }
120  Bool_t IsZombie() const { return TestBit(kZombie); }
121  virtual Bool_t Notify();
122  virtual void ls(Option_t *option="") const;
123  virtual void Paint(Option_t *option="");
124  virtual void Pop();
125  virtual void Print(Option_t *option="") const;
126  virtual Int_t Read(const char *name);
127  virtual void RecursiveRemove(TObject *obj);
128  virtual void SaveAs(const char *filename="",Option_t *option="") const; // *MENU*
129  virtual void SavePrimitive(std::ostream &out, Option_t *option = "");
130  virtual void SetDrawOption(Option_t *option=""); // *MENU*
131  virtual void SetUniqueID(UInt_t uid);
132  virtual void UseCurrentStyle();
133  virtual Int_t Write(const char *name=0, Int_t option=0, Int_t bufsize=0);
134  virtual Int_t Write(const char *name=0, Int_t option=0, Int_t bufsize=0) const;
135 
136  //----- operators
137  void *operator new(size_t sz) { return TStorage::ObjectAlloc(sz); }
138  void *operator new[](size_t sz) { return TStorage::ObjectAllocArray(sz); }
139  void *operator new(size_t sz, void *vp) { return TStorage::ObjectAlloc(sz, vp); }
140  void *operator new[](size_t sz, void *vp) { return TStorage::ObjectAlloc(sz, vp); }
141  void operator delete(void *ptr);
142  void operator delete[](void *ptr);
143 #ifdef R__SIZEDDELETE
144  // Sized deallocation.
145  void operator delete(void*, size_t);
146  void operator delete[](void*, size_t);
147 #endif
148 #ifdef R__PLACEMENTDELETE
149  void operator delete(void *ptr, void *vp);
150  void operator delete[](void *ptr, void *vp);
151 #endif
152 
153  //----- bit manipulation
154  void SetBit(UInt_t f, Bool_t set);
155  void SetBit(UInt_t f) { fBits |= f & kBitMask; }
156  void ResetBit(UInt_t f) { fBits &= ~(f & kBitMask); }
157  Bool_t TestBit(UInt_t f) const { return (Bool_t) ((fBits & f) != 0); }
158  Int_t TestBits(UInt_t f) const { return (Int_t) (fBits & f); }
159  void InvertBit(UInt_t f) { fBits ^= f & kBitMask; }
160 
161  //---- error handling
162  virtual void Info(const char *method, const char *msgfmt, ...) const
163 #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__CINT__)
164  __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4))) /* 1 is the this pointer */
165 #endif
166  ;
167  virtual void Warning(const char *method, const char *msgfmt, ...) const
168 #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__CINT__)
169  __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4))) /* 1 is the this pointer */
170 #endif
171  ;
172  virtual void Error(const char *method, const char *msgfmt, ...) const
173 #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__CINT__)
174  __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4))) /* 1 is the this pointer */
175 #endif
176  ;
177  virtual void SysError(const char *method, const char *msgfmt, ...) const
178 #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__CINT__)
179  __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4))) /* 1 is the this pointer */
180 #endif
181  ;
182  virtual void Fatal(const char *method, const char *msgfmt, ...) const
183 #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__CINT__)
184  __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4))) /* 1 is the this pointer */
185 #endif
186  ;
187 
188  void AbstractMethod(const char *method) const;
189  void MayNotUse(const char *method) const;
190  void Obsolete(const char *method, const char *asOfVers, const char *removedFromVers) const;
191 
192  //---- static functions
193  static Long_t GetDtorOnly();
194  static void SetDtorOnly(void *obj);
195  static Bool_t GetObjectStat();
196  static void SetObjectStat(Bool_t stat);
197 
198  friend class TClonesArray; // needs to reset kNotDeleted in fBits
199 
200  ClassDef(TObject,1) //Basic ROOT object
201 };
202 
203 // Global bits (can be set for any object and should not be reused).
204 // Only here for backward compatibility reasons.
205 // For detailed description see TObject::EStatusBits above.
206 enum EObjBits {
215 };
216 
217 namespace cling {
218  std::string printValue(TObject *val);
219 }
220 
221 #endif
virtual void Clear(Option_t *="")
Definition: TObject.h:89
virtual void DoError(int level, const char *location, const char *fmt, va_list va) const
Interface to ErrorHandler (protected).
Definition: TObject.cxx:886
virtual void SysError(const char *method, const char *msgfmt,...) const
Issue system error message.
Definition: TObject.cxx:939
virtual Int_t Write(const char *name=0, Int_t option=0, Int_t bufsize=0)
Write this object to the current directory.
Definition: TObject.cxx:830
virtual UInt_t GetUniqueID() const
Return the unique object id.
Definition: TObject.cxx:434
object has not been deleted
Definition: TObject.h:69
UInt_t fUniqueID
object unique identifier
Definition: TObject.h:40
An array of TObjects.
Definition: TObjArray.h:39
object ctor failed
Definition: TObject.h:70
virtual void Info(const char *method, const char *msgfmt,...) const
Issue info message.
Definition: TObject.cxx:899
virtual ULong_t Hash() const
Return hash value for this object.
Definition: TObject.cxx:478
virtual TObject * DrawClone(Option_t *option="") const
Draw a clone of this object in the current pad.
Definition: TObject.cxx:278
virtual Int_t DistancetoPrimitive(Int_t px, Int_t py)
Computes distance from point (px,py) to the object.
Definition: TObject.cxx:246
const char Option_t
Definition: RtypesCore.h:62
virtual const char * GetIconName() const
Returns mime type name of object.
Definition: TObject.cxx:426
Bool_t TestBit(UInt_t f) const
Definition: TObject.h:157
#define BIT(n)
Definition: Rtypes.h:120
static void SetDtorOnly(void *obj)
Set destructor only flag.
Definition: TObject.cxx:1022
Buffer base class used for serializing objects.
Definition: TBuffer.h:42
static void SetObjectStat(Bool_t stat)
Turn on/off tracking of objects in the TObjectTable.
Definition: TObject.cxx:1006
if object in a pad cannot be picked
Definition: TObject.h:61
Int_t TestBits(UInt_t f) const
Definition: TObject.h:158
virtual void Browse(TBrowser *b)
Browse object. May be overridden for another default action.
Definition: TObject.cxx:179
static void * ObjectAlloc(size_t size)
Used to allocate a TObject on the heap (via TObject::operator new()).
Definition: TStorage.cxx:323
int Int_t
Definition: RtypesCore.h:41
bool Bool_t
Definition: RtypesCore.h:59
const Bool_t kFALSE
Definition: Rtypes.h:92
virtual void Draw(Option_t *option="")
Default Draw method for all objects.
Definition: TObject.cxx:255
virtual void UseCurrentStyle()
Set current style settings in this object This function is called when either TCanvas::UseCurrentStyl...
Definition: TObject.cxx:760
std::string printValue(TObject *val)
Print value overload.
Definition: TObject.cxx:1076
virtual void Print(Option_t *option="") const
This method must be overridden when a class wants to print itself.
Definition: TObject.cxx:595
static std::string format(double x, double y, int digits, int width)
void InvertBit(UInt_t f)
Definition: TObject.h:159
virtual char * GetObjectInfo(Int_t px, Int_t py) const
Returns string containing info about the object at position (px,py).
Definition: TObject.cxx:445
void SetBit(UInt_t f, Bool_t set)
Set or unset the user status bits as specified in f.
Definition: TObject.cxx:739
static Long_t GetDtorOnly()
Return destructor only flag.
Definition: TObject.cxx:1014
overwrite existing object with same name
Definition: TObject.h:77
if object in a list can be deleted
Definition: TObject.h:56
virtual void RecursiveRemove(TObject *obj)
Recursively remove this object from a list.
Definition: TObject.cxx:617
virtual void AppendPad(Option_t *option="")
Append graphics object to current pad.
Definition: TObject.cxx:165
object is on heap
Definition: TObject.h:68
static Long_t fgDtorOnly
object for which to call dtor only (i.e. no delete)
Definition: TObject.h:43
virtual const char * ClassName() const
Returns name of class to which the object belongs.
Definition: TObject.cxx:188
TStopwatch timer
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#define ClassDef(name, id)
Definition: Rtypes.h:254
virtual void SaveAs(const char *filename="", Option_t *option="") const
Save this object in the file specified by filename.
Definition: TObject.cxx:644
virtual void Copy(TObject &object) const
Copy this to obj.
Definition: TObject.cxx:123
virtual Bool_t Notify()
This method must be overridden to handle object notification.
Definition: TObject.cxx:551
virtual Bool_t HandleTimer(TTimer *timer)
Execute action in response of a timer timing out.
Definition: TObject.cxx:470
virtual void Pop()
Pop on object drawn in a pad to the top of the display list.
Definition: TObject.cxx:573
void MayNotUse(const char *method) const
Use this method to signal that a method (defined in a base class) may not be called in a derived clas...
Definition: TObject.cxx:978
virtual Int_t Read(const char *name)
Read contents of object with specified name from the current directory.
Definition: TObject.cxx:607
TObject & operator=(const TObject &rhs)
TObject assignment operator.
Definition: TObject.cxx:103
void Obsolete(const char *method, const char *asOfVers, const char *removedFromVers) const
Use this method to declare a method obsolete.
Definition: TObject.cxx:987
TObject()
TObject constructor.
Definition: TObject.cxx:65
virtual void ls(Option_t *option="") const
The ls function lists the contents of a class on stdout.
Definition: TObject.cxx:537
virtual Bool_t IsEqual(const TObject *obj) const
Default equal comparison (objects are equal if they have the same address in memory).
Definition: TObject.cxx:528
virtual void DrawClass() const
Draw class inheritance tree of the class to which this object belongs.
Definition: TObject.cxx:270
for backward compatibility only, use kMustCleanup
Definition: TObject.h:58
virtual Option_t * GetDrawOption() const
Get option used by the graphics system to draw this object.
Definition: TObject.cxx:400
virtual void SetUniqueID(UInt_t uid)
Set the unique object id.
Definition: TObject.cxx:750
A doubly linked list.
Definition: TList.h:47
virtual void Delete(Option_t *option="")
Delete this object.
Definition: TObject.cxx:229
Using a TBrowser one can browse all ROOT objects.
Definition: TBrowser.h:41
virtual TObject * FindObject(const char *name) const
Must be redefined in derived classes.
Definition: TObject.cxx:380
virtual Bool_t IsSortable() const
Definition: TObject.h:118
if object ctor succeeded but object should not be used
Definition: TObject.h:63
virtual void Execute(const char *method, const char *params, Int_t *error=0)
Execute method on this object with the given parameter string, e.g.
Definition: TObject.cxx:336
virtual Bool_t InheritsFrom(const char *classname) const
Returns kTRUE if object inherits from class "classname".
Definition: TObject.cxx:488
if object has a TUUID (its fUniqueID=UUIDNumber)
Definition: TObject.h:60
virtual void Inspect() const
Dump contents of this object in a graphics canvas.
Definition: TObject.cxx:509
unsigned int UInt_t
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virtual void Error(const char *method, const char *msgfmt,...) const
Issue error message.
Definition: TObject.cxx:925
Handles synchronous and a-synchronous timer events.
Definition: TTimer.h:57
The ROOT global object gROOT contains a list of all defined classes.
Definition: TClass.h:81
virtual Int_t Compare(const TObject *obj) const
Compare abstract method.
Definition: TObject.cxx:219
void SetBit(UInt_t f)
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write collection with single key
Definition: TObject.h:76
static Bool_t GetObjectStat()
Get status of object stat flag.
Definition: TObject.cxx:999
if object destructor must call RecursiveRemove()
Definition: TObject.h:57
UInt_t fBits
bit field status word
Definition: TObject.h:41
if object does not want context menu
Definition: TObject.h:62
long Long_t
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virtual void Paint(Option_t *option="")
This method must be overridden if a class wants to paint itself.
Definition: TObject.cxx:564
static Bool_t fgObjectStat
if true keep track of objects in TObjectTable
Definition: TObject.h:44
Bool_t IsOnHeap() const
Definition: TObject.h:119
double f(double x)
Bool_t IsZombie() const
Definition: TObject.h:120
virtual void ExecuteEvent(Int_t event, Int_t px, Int_t py)
Execute action corresponding to an event at (px,py).
Definition: TObject.cxx:370
EStatusBits
Definition: TObject.h:55
Print a TSeq at the prompt:
Definition: TDatime.h:114
virtual void Dump() const
Dump contents of object on stdout.
Definition: TObject.cxx:325
unsigned long ULong_t
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virtual ~TObject()
TObject destructor.
Definition: TObject.cxx:141
virtual Option_t * GetOption() const
Definition: TObject.h:108
Mother of all ROOT objects.
Definition: TObject.h:37
virtual TObject * Clone(const char *newname="") const
Make a clone of an object using the Streamer facility.
Definition: TObject.cxx:204
virtual const char * GetTitle() const
Returns title of object.
Definition: TObject.cxx:460
An array of clone (identical) objects.
Definition: TClonesArray.h:32
void MakeZombie()
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Each ROOT class (see TClass) has a linked list of methods.
Definition: TMethod.h:40
you should not use this method at all Int_t Int_t Double_t Double_t Double_t Int_t Double_t Double_t Double_t Double_t b
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if object is referenced by a TRef or TRefArray
Definition: TObject.h:59
virtual Bool_t IsFolder() const
Returns kTRUE in case object contains browsable objects (like containers or lists of other objects)...
Definition: TObject.cxx:518
static void * ObjectAllocArray(size_t size)
Used to allocate array of TObject on the heap (via TObject::operator new[]()).
Definition: TStorage.cxx:335
void ResetBit(UInt_t f)
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virtual void Fatal(const char *method, const char *msgfmt,...) const
Issue fatal error message.
Definition: TObject.cxx:953
virtual void SetDrawOption(Option_t *option="")
Set drawing option for object.
Definition: TObject.cxx:722
virtual const char * GetName() const
Returns name of object.
Definition: TObject.cxx:416
write object, then delete previous key with same name
Definition: TObject.h:78
void AbstractMethod(const char *method) const
Use this method to implement an "abstract" method that you don&#39;t want to leave purely abstract...
Definition: TObject.cxx:967
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virtual void Warning(const char *method, const char *msgfmt,...) const
Issue warning message.
Definition: TObject.cxx:911
EObjBits
Definition: TObject.h:206
virtual void SavePrimitive(std::ostream &out, Option_t *option="")
Save a primitive as a C++ statement(s) on output stream "out".
Definition: TObject.cxx:709