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class TAxis: public TNamed, public TAttAxis


 This class manages histogram axis. It is referenced by TH1 and TGraph.
 To make a graphical representation of an histogram axis, this class
 references the TGaxis class.

 TAxis supports axis with fixed or variable bin sizes.
 Labels may be associated to individual bins.

    see examples of various axis representations drawn by class TGaxis.

Function Members (Methods)

public:
TAxis()
TAxis(const TAxis& axis)
TAxis(Int_t nbins, const Double_t* xbins)
TAxis(Int_t nbins, Double_t xmin, Double_t xmax)
virtual~TAxis()
voidTObject::AbstractMethod(const char* method) const
virtual voidTObject::AppendPad(Option_t* option = "")
virtual voidTObject::Browse(TBrowser* b)
virtual voidCenterLabels(Bool_t center = kTRUE)TOGGLE GETTER
virtual voidCenterTitle(Bool_t center = kTRUE)TOGGLE GETTER
const char*ChooseTimeFormat(Double_t axislength = 0)
static TClass*Class()
virtual const char*TObject::ClassName() const
virtual voidTNamed::Clear(Option_t* option = "")
virtual TObject*TNamed::Clone(const char* newname = "") const
virtual Int_tTNamed::Compare(const TObject* obj) const
virtual voidCopy(TObject& axis) const
virtual voidDelete(Option_t* = "")
virtual Int_tDistancetoPrimitive(Int_t px, Int_t py)
virtual voidTObject::Draw(Option_t* option = "")
virtual voidTObject::DrawClass() constMENU
virtual TObject*DrawClone(Option_t* = "") const
virtual voidTObject::Dump() constMENU
virtual voidTObject::Error(const char* method, const char* msgfmt) const
virtual voidTObject::Execute(const char* method, const char* params, Int_t* error = 0)
virtual voidTObject::Execute(TMethod* method, TObjArray* params, Int_t* error = 0)
virtual voidExecuteEvent(Int_t event, Int_t px, Int_t py)
virtual voidTObject::Fatal(const char* method, const char* msgfmt) const
virtual voidTNamed::FillBuffer(char*& buffer)
virtual Int_tFindBin(Double_t x)
virtual Int_tFindBin(const char* label)
virtual Int_tFindFixBin(Double_t x) const
virtual TObject*TObject::FindObject(const char* name) const
virtual TObject*TObject::FindObject(const TObject* obj) const
virtual Color_tTAttAxis::GetAxisColor() const
virtual Double_tGetBinCenter(Int_t bin) const
virtual Double_tGetBinCenterLog(Int_t bin) const
const char*GetBinLabel(Int_t bin) const
virtual Double_tGetBinLowEdge(Int_t bin) const
virtual Double_tGetBinUpEdge(Int_t bin) const
virtual Double_tGetBinWidth(Int_t bin) const
virtual voidGetCenter(Double_t* center) const
Bool_tGetCenterLabels() const
Bool_tGetCenterTitle() const
Bool_tGetDecimals() const
virtual Option_t*TObject::GetDrawOption() const
static Long_tTObject::GetDtorOnly()
Int_tGetFirst() const
virtual const char*TObject::GetIconName() const
virtual Color_tTAttAxis::GetLabelColor() const
virtual Style_tTAttAxis::GetLabelFont() const
virtual Float_tTAttAxis::GetLabelOffset() const
THashList*GetLabels()
virtual Float_tTAttAxis::GetLabelSize() const
Int_tGetLast() const
virtual voidGetLowEdge(Double_t* edge) const
Bool_tGetMoreLogLabels() const
virtual const char*TNamed::GetName() const
Int_tGetNbins() const
virtual Int_tTAttAxis::GetNdivisions() const
Bool_tGetNoExponent() const
virtual char*TObject::GetObjectInfo(Int_t px, Int_t py) const
static Bool_tTObject::GetObjectStat()
virtual Option_t*TObject::GetOption() const
virtual TObject*GetParent() const
Bool_tGetRotateTitle() const
virtual Float_tTAttAxis::GetTickLength() const
virtual const char*GetTicks() const
virtual Bool_tGetTimeDisplay() const
virtual const char*GetTimeFormat() const
virtual const char*GetTimeFormatOnly() const
virtual const char*GetTitle() const
virtual Color_tTAttAxis::GetTitleColor() const
virtual Style_tTAttAxis::GetTitleFont() const
virtual Float_tTAttAxis::GetTitleOffset() const
virtual Float_tTAttAxis::GetTitleSize() const
virtual UInt_tTObject::GetUniqueID() const
const TArrayD*GetXbins() const
Double_tGetXmax() const
Double_tGetXmin() const
virtual Bool_tTObject::HandleTimer(TTimer* timer)
virtual ULong_tTNamed::Hash() const
virtual voidImportAttributes(const TAxis* axis)
virtual voidTObject::Info(const char* method, const char* msgfmt) const
virtual Bool_tTObject::InheritsFrom(const char* classname) const
virtual Bool_tTObject::InheritsFrom(const TClass* cl) const
virtual voidTObject::Inspect() constMENU
voidTObject::InvertBit(UInt_t f)
virtual TClass*IsA() const
virtual Bool_tTObject::IsEqual(const TObject* obj) const
virtual Bool_tTObject::IsFolder() const
Bool_tTObject::IsOnHeap() const
virtual Bool_tTNamed::IsSortable() const
Bool_tIsVariableBinSize() const
Bool_tTObject::IsZombie() const
virtual voidLabelsOption(Option_t* option = "h")MENU
virtual voidTNamed::ls(Option_t* option = "") const
voidTObject::MayNotUse(const char* method) const
virtual Bool_tTObject::Notify()
static voidTObject::operator delete(void* ptr)
static voidTObject::operator delete(void* ptr, void* vp)
static voidTObject::operator delete[](void* ptr)
static voidTObject::operator delete[](void* ptr, void* vp)
void*TObject::operator new(size_t sz)
void*TObject::operator new(size_t sz, void* vp)
void*TObject::operator new[](size_t sz)
void*TObject::operator new[](size_t sz, void* vp)
virtual voidTObject::Paint(Option_t* option = "")
virtual voidTObject::Pop()
virtual voidTNamed::Print(Option_t* option = "") const
virtual Int_tTObject::Read(const char* name)
virtual voidTObject::RecursiveRemove(TObject* obj)
virtual voidTAttAxis::ResetAttAxis(Option_t* option = "")
voidTObject::ResetBit(UInt_t f)
virtual voidRotateTitle(Bool_t rotate = kTRUE)TOGGLE GETTER
virtual voidTObject::SaveAs(const char* filename = "", Option_t* option = "") constMENU
virtual voidSaveAttributes(ostream& out, const char* name, const char* subname)
virtual voidTObject::SavePrimitive(basic_ostream<char,char_traits<char> >& out, Option_t* option = "")
virtual voidSet(Int_t nbins, const Float_t* xbins)
virtual voidSet(Int_t nbins, const Double_t* xbins)
virtual voidSet(Int_t nbins, Double_t xmin, Double_t xmax)
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetAxisColor(Color_t color = 1)MENU
virtual voidSetBinLabel(Int_t bin, const char* label)
voidTObject::SetBit(UInt_t f)
voidTObject::SetBit(UInt_t f, Bool_t set)
virtual voidSetDecimals(Bool_t dot = kTRUE)TOGGLE GETTER
virtual voidSetDefaults()
virtual voidSetDrawOption(Option_t* = "")
static voidTObject::SetDtorOnly(void* obj)
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetLabelColor(Color_t color = 1)MENU
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetLabelFont(Style_t font = 62)MENU
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetLabelOffset(Float_t offset = 0.005)MENU
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetLabelSize(Float_t size = 0.04)MENU
virtual voidSetLimits(Double_t xmin, Double_t xmax)
virtual voidSetMoreLogLabels(Bool_t more = kTRUE)TOGGLE GETTER
virtual voidTNamed::SetName(const char* name)MENU
virtual voidTNamed::SetNameTitle(const char* name, const char* title)
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetNdivisions(Int_t n = 510, Bool_t optim = kTRUE)MENU
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetNdivisions(Int_t n1, Int_t n2, Int_t n3, Bool_t optim = kTRUE)
virtual voidSetNoExponent(Bool_t noExponent = kTRUE)TOGGLE GETTER
static voidTObject::SetObjectStat(Bool_t stat)
virtual voidSetParent(TObject* obj)
virtual voidSetRange(Int_t first = 0, Int_t last = 0)MENU
virtual voidSetRangeUser(Double_t ufirst, Double_t ulast)MENU
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetTickLength(Float_t length = 0.03)MENU
virtual voidSetTicks(Option_t* option = "+")MENU
virtual voidSetTimeDisplay(Int_t value)TOGGLE
virtual voidSetTimeFormat(const char* format = "")MENU
virtual voidSetTimeOffset(Double_t toffset, Option_t* option = "local")
virtual voidTNamed::SetTitle(const char* title = "")MENU
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetTitleColor(Color_t color = 1)MENU
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetTitleFont(Style_t font = 62)MENU
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetTitleOffset(Float_t offset = 1)MENU
virtual voidTAttAxis::SetTitleSize(Float_t size = 0.04)MENU
virtual voidTObject::SetUniqueID(UInt_t uid)
virtual voidShowMembers(TMemberInspector& insp)
virtual Int_tTNamed::Sizeof() const
virtual voidStreamer(TBuffer& b)
voidStreamerNVirtual(TBuffer& b)
virtual voidTObject::SysError(const char* method, const char* msgfmt) const
Bool_tTObject::TestBit(UInt_t f) const
Int_tTObject::TestBits(UInt_t f) const
virtual voidUnZoom()MENU
virtual voidTObject::UseCurrentStyle()
virtual voidTObject::Warning(const char* method, const char* msgfmt) const
virtual Int_tTObject::Write(const char* name = 0, Int_t option = 0, Int_t bufsize = 0)
virtual Int_tTObject::Write(const char* name = 0, Int_t option = 0, Int_t bufsize = 0) const
virtual voidZoomOut(Double_t factor = 0, Double_t offset = 0)MENU
protected:
virtual voidTObject::DoError(int level, const char* location, const char* fmt, va_list va) const
voidTObject::MakeZombie()
private:
TAxis&operator=(const TAxis&)

Data Members

public:
enum { kTickPlus
kTickMinus
kAxisRange
kCenterTitle
kCenterLabels
kRotateTitle
kPalette
kNoExponent
kLabelsHori
kLabelsVert
kLabelsDown
kLabelsUp
kIsInteger
kMoreLogLabels
kDecimals
};
enum TObject::EStatusBits { kCanDelete
kMustCleanup
kObjInCanvas
kIsReferenced
kHasUUID
kCannotPick
kNoContextMenu
kInvalidObject
};
enum TObject::[unnamed] { kIsOnHeap
kNotDeleted
kZombie
kBitMask
kSingleKey
kOverwrite
kWriteDelete
};
protected:
Color_tTAttAxis::fAxisColorcolor of the line axis
Color_tTAttAxis::fLabelColorcolor of labels
Style_tTAttAxis::fLabelFontfont for labels
Float_tTAttAxis::fLabelOffsetoffset of labels
Float_tTAttAxis::fLabelSizesize of labels
TStringTNamed::fNameobject identifier
Int_tTAttAxis::fNdivisionsNumber of divisions(10000*n3 + 100*n2 + n1)
Float_tTAttAxis::fTickLengthlength of tick marks
TStringTNamed::fTitleobject title
Color_tTAttAxis::fTitleColorcolor of axis title
Style_tTAttAxis::fTitleFontfont for axis title
Float_tTAttAxis::fTitleOffsetoffset of axis title
Float_tTAttAxis::fTitleSizesize of axis title
private:
UShort_tfBits2second bit status word
Int_tfFirstfirst bin to display
THashList*fLabelsList of labels
Int_tfLastlast bin to display
Int_tfNbinsNumber of bins
TObject*fParent!Object owning this axis
Bool_tfTimeDisplayon/off displaying time values instead of numerics
TStringfTimeFormatDate&time format, ex: 09/12/99 12:34:00
TArrayDfXbinsBin edges array in X
Double_tfXmaxupper edge of last bin
Double_tfXminlow edge of first bin

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Function documentation

TAxis()
 Default constructor.
TAxis(Int_t nbins, Double_t xmin, Double_t xmax)
 Axis constructor for axis with fix bin size
TAxis(Int_t nbins, const Double_t* xbins)
 Axis constructor for variable bin size
~TAxis()
 Destructor.
TAxis(const TAxis& axis)
 Copy constructor.
void CenterLabels(Bool_t center = kTRUE)
   if center = kTRUE axis labels will be centered (hori axes only)
   on the bin center
   default is to center on the primary tick marks
   This option does not make sense if there are more bins than tick marks
Bool_t GetCenterLabels() const
 Return kTRUE if kCenterLabels bit is set, kFALSE otherwise.
void CenterTitle(Bool_t center = kTRUE)
   if center = kTRUE axis title will be centered
   default is right adjusted
Bool_t GetCenterTitle() const
 Return kTRUE if kCenterTitle bit is set, kFALSE otherwise.
const char * ChooseTimeFormat(Double_t axislength = 0)
 Choose a reasonable time format from the coordinates in the active pad
 and the number of divisions in this axis
 If orientation = "X", the horizontal axis of the pad will be used for ref.
 If orientation = "Y", the vertical axis of the pad will be used for ref.
void Copy(TObject& axis) const
 Copy axis structure to another axis
Int_t DistancetoPrimitive(Int_t px, Int_t py)
 Compute distance from point px,py to an axis
void ExecuteEvent(Int_t event, Int_t px, Int_t py)
 Execute action corresponding to one event

  This member function is called when an axis is clicked with the locator

  The axis range is set between the position where the mouse is pressed
  and the position where it is released.
  If the mouse position is outside the current axis range when it is released
  the axis is unzoomed with the corresponding proportions.
  Note that the mouse does not need to be in the pad or even canvas
  when it is released.
Int_t FindBin(Double_t x)
 Find bin number corresponding to abscissa x

 If x is underflow or overflow, attempt to rebin histogram
Int_t FindBin(const char* label)
 Find bin number with label.
 If label is not in the list of labels, add it.
 If the number of labels exceeds the number of bins, double the number
 of bins via TH1::LabelsInflate (if the histogram can be rebinned).
Int_t FindFixBin(Double_t x) const
 Find bin number corresponding to abscissa x
const char * GetBinLabel(Int_t bin) const
 Return label for bin
Int_t GetFirst() const
             return first bin on the axis
       ie 1 if no range defined
       NOTE: in some cases a zero is returned (see TAxis::SetRange)
Int_t GetLast() const
             return last bin on the axis
       ie fNbins if no range defined
       NOTE: in some cases a zero is returned (see TAxis::SetRange)
Double_t GetBinCenter(Int_t bin) const
 Return center of bin
Double_t GetBinCenterLog(Int_t bin) const
 Return center of bin in log
 With a log-equidistant binning for a bin with low and up edges, the mean is :
 0.5*(ln low + ln up) i.e. sqrt(low*up) in logx (e.g. sqrt(10^0*10^2) = 10).
Imagine a bin with low=1 and up=100 :
 - the center in lin is (100-1)/2=50.5
 - the center in log would be sqrt(1*100)=10 (!=log(50.5))
 NB: if the low edge of the bin is negative, the function returns the bin center
     as computed by TAxis::GetBinCenter
Double_t GetBinLowEdge(Int_t bin) const
 Return low edge of bin
Double_t GetBinUpEdge(Int_t bin) const
 Return up edge of bin
Double_t GetBinWidth(Int_t bin) const
 Return bin width
void GetCenter(Double_t* center) const
 Return an array with the center of all bins
void GetLowEdge(Double_t* edge) const
 Return an array with the lod edge of all bins
const char * GetTimeFormatOnly() const
 Return *only* the time format from the string fTimeFormat
const char * GetTicks() const
 Return the ticks option (see SetTicks)
void LabelsOption(Option_t* option = "h")
  Set option(s) to draw axis with labels
  option = "a" sort by alphabetic order
         = ">" sort by decreasing values
         = "<" sort by increasing values
         = "h" draw labels horizonthal
         = "v" draw labels vertical
         = "u" draw labels up (end of label right adjusted)
         = "d" draw labels down (start of label left adjusted)
Bool_t GetRotateTitle() const
 Return kTRUE if kRotateTitle bit is set, kFALSE otherwise.
void ImportAttributes(const TAxis* axis)
 Copy axis attributes to this
void RotateTitle(Bool_t rotate = kTRUE)
    rotate title by 180 degrees
    by default the title is drawn right adjusted.
    if rotate is TRUE, the title is left adjusted at the end of the axis
    and rotated by 180 degrees
void SaveAttributes(ostream& out, const char* name, const char* subname)
 Save axis attributes as C++ statement(s) on output stream out
void Set(Int_t nbins, Double_t xmin, Double_t xmax)
 Initialize axis with fix bins
void Set(Int_t nbins, const Float_t* xbins)
 Initialize axis with variable bins
void Set(Int_t nbins, const Double_t* xbins)
 Initialize axis with variable bins
void SetDefaults()
 Set axis default values (from TStyle)
Bool_t GetDecimals() const
 Returns kTRUE if kDecimals bit is set, kFALSE otherwise.
 see TAxis::SetDecimals
void SetDecimals(Bool_t dot = kTRUE)
 Set the Decimals flag
 By default, blank characters are stripped, and then the
 label is correctly aligned. The dot, if last character of the string,
 is also stripped, unless this option is specified.
 One can disable the option by calling axis.SetDecimals(kTRUE).
 The flag (in fBits2) is passed to the drawing function TGaxis::PaintAxis
void SetBinLabel(Int_t bin, const char* label)
 Set label for bin
void SetLimits(Double_t xmin, Double_t xmax)
          Set the axis limits
Bool_t GetMoreLogLabels() const
 Return kTRUE if kMoreLogLabels bit is set, kFALSE otherwise.
void SetMoreLogLabels(Bool_t more = kTRUE)
 Set the kMoreLogLabels bit flag
 When this option is selected more labels are drawn when in log scale
 and there is a small number of decades  (<3).
 The flag (in fBits) is passed to the drawing function TGaxis::PaintAxis
Bool_t GetNoExponent() const
 Returns kTRUE if kNoExponent bit is set, kFALSE otherwise.
 see TAxis::SetNoExponent
void SetNoExponent(Bool_t noExponent = kTRUE)
 Set the NoExponent flag
 By default, an exponent of the form 10^N is used when the label values
 are either all very small or very large.
 One can disable the exponent by calling axis.SetNoExponent(kTRUE).
 The flag (in fBits) is passed to the drawing function TGaxis::PaintAxis
void SetRange(Int_t first = 0, Int_t last = 0)
  Set the viewing range for the axis from bin first to last
  To set a range using the axis coordinates, use TAxis::SetRangeUser.
  if first<=1 and last>=Nbins or if last < first the range is reset by removing the
  bit TAxis::kAxisRange. In this case the functions TAxis::GetFirst() and TAxis::GetLast()
  will return 1 and Nbins.
  NOTE: If the bit has been set manually by the user in case of no range defined
         GetFirst() and GetLast() will return 0.
void SetRangeUser(Double_t ufirst, Double_t ulast)
  Set the viewing range for the axis from ufirst to ulast (in user coordinates)
  To set a range using the axis bin numbers, use TAxis::SetRange.
void SetTicks(Option_t* option = "+")
  set ticks orientation
  option = "+"  ticks drawn on the "positive side" (default)
  option = "-"  ticks drawn on the "negative side"
  option = "+-" ticks drawn on both sides
void SetTimeFormat(const char* format = "")
 Change the format used for time plotting

  The format string for date and time use the same options as the one used
  in the standard strftime C function, i.e. :
    for date :
      %a abbreviated weekday name
      %b abbreviated month name
      %d day of the month (01-31)
      %m month (01-12)
      %y year without century

    for time :
      %H hour (24-hour clock)
      %I hour (12-hour clock)
      %p local equivalent of AM or PM
      %M minute (00-59)
      %S seconds (00-61)
      %% %

    This function allows also to define the time offset. It is done via %F
    which should be appended at the end of the format string. The time
    offset has the following format: 'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss'
    Example:

          h = new TH1F("Test","h",3000,0.,200000.);
          h->GetXaxis()->SetTimeDisplay(1);
          h->GetXaxis()->SetTimeFormat("%d\/%m\/%y%F2000-02-28 13:00:01");

    This defines the time format being "dd/mm/yy" and the time offset as the
    February 28th 2003 at 13:00:01

    If %F is not specified, the time offset used will be the one defined by:
    gStyle->SetTimeOffset. For example like that:

          TDatime da(2003,02,28,12,00,00);
          gStyle->SetTimeOffset(da.Convert());
void SetTimeOffset(Double_t toffset, Option_t* option = "local")
 Change the time offset
 If option = "gmt" the time offset is treated as a GMT time.
void Streamer(TBuffer& b)
 Stream an object of class TAxis.
void UnZoom()
 Reset first & last bin to the full range
void ZoomOut(Double_t factor = 0, Double_t offset = 0)
 Zoom out by a factor of 'factor' (default =2)
   uses previous zoom factor by default
 Keep center defined by 'offset' fixed
   ie. -1 at left of current range, 0 in center, +1 at right
TAxis& operator=(const TAxis& )
void Delete(Option_t* = "")
{ }
TObject * DrawClone(Option_t* = "") const
{return 0;}
THashList * GetLabels()
{return fLabels;}
Int_t GetNbins() const
{ return fNbins; }
TObject * GetParent() const
{return fParent;}
Bool_t GetTimeDisplay() const
{return fTimeDisplay;}
const char * GetTimeFormat() const
{return fTimeFormat.Data();}
const char * GetTitle() const
{return fTitle.Data();}
const TArrayD * GetXbins() const
{return &fXbins;}
Double_t GetXmin() const
{return fXmin;}
Double_t GetXmax() const
{return fXmax;}
Bool_t IsVariableBinSize() const
 true if axis has variable bin sizes, false otherwise
void SetDrawOption(Option_t* = "")
{ }
void SetParent(TObject* obj)
{fParent = obj;}
void SetTimeDisplay(Int_t value)
{fTimeDisplay = (value != 0);}