RooAbsCollection.cxx

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/**
\file RooAbsCollection.cxx
\class RooAbsCollection
\ingroup Roofitcore
 
Abstract container object that can hold
multiple RooAbsArg objects.  Collections are ordered and can
contain multiple objects of the same name, (but a derived
implementation can enforce unique names). The storage of objects is
implemented using the container denoted by RooAbsCollection::Storage_t.
**/
 
#include "RooAbsCollection.h"
 
#include "TClass.h"
#include "TRegexp.h"
#include "RooStreamParser.h"
#include "RooAbsRealLValue.h"
#include "RooAbsCategoryLValue.h"
#include "RooStringVar.h"
#include "RooTrace.h"
#include "RooArgList.h"
#include "RooLinkedListIter.h"
#include "RooCmdConfig.h"
#include "RooRealVar.h"
#include "RooGlobalFunc.h"
#include "RooMsgService.h"
#include "RooFitImplHelpers.h"
 
#include <strlcpy.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <memory>
 
ClassImp(RooAbsCollection);
 
namespace RooFit {
namespace Detail {
 
/**
 * Helper for hash-map-assisted finding of elements by name.
 * Create this helper if finding of elements by name is needed.
 * Upon creation, this object checks the global
 * RooNameReg::renameCounter()
 * and tracks elements of this collection by name. If an element
 * gets renamed, this counter will be increased, and the name to
 * object map becomes invalid. In this case, it has to be recreated.
 */
struct HashAssistedFind {
 
  /// Initialise empty hash map for fast finding by name.
  template<typename It_t>
  HashAssistedFind(It_t first, It_t last) :
    currentRooNameRegCounter{ RooNameReg::instance().renameCounter() },
    rooNameRegCounterWhereMapWasValid{ currentRooNameRegCounter }
  {
    nameToItemMap.reserve(std::distance(first, last));
    for (auto it = first; it != last; ++it) {
      nameToItemMap.emplace((*it)->namePtr(), *it);
    }
  }
 
  bool isValid() const {
    return (currentRooNameRegCounter == rooNameRegCounterWhereMapWasValid);
  }
 
  RooAbsArg * find(const TNamed * nptr) const {
    assert(isValid());
 
    auto item = nameToItemMap.find(nptr);
    return item != nameToItemMap.end() ? const_cast<RooAbsArg *>(item->second) : nullptr;
  }
 
  void replace(const RooAbsArg * out, const RooAbsArg * in) {
    nameToItemMap.erase(out->namePtr());
    nameToItemMap.emplace(in->namePtr(), in);
  }
 
  void insert(const RooAbsArg * elm) {
    nameToItemMap.emplace(elm->namePtr(), elm);
  }
 
  void erase(const RooAbsArg * elm) {
    nameToItemMap.erase(elm->namePtr());
  }
 
  std::unordered_map<const TNamed *, const RooAbsArg * const> nameToItemMap;
  const std::size_t & currentRooNameRegCounter;
  std::size_t rooNameRegCounterWhereMapWasValid = 0;
};
 
}
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Default constructor
 
RooAbsCollection::RooAbsCollection()
{
  _list.reserve(8);
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Empty collection constructor
 
RooAbsCollection::RooAbsCollection(const char *name) :
  _name(name)
{
  _list.reserve(8);
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Copy constructor. Note that a copy of a collection is always non-owning,
/// even the source collection is owning. To create an owning copy of
/// a collection (owning or not), use the snapshot() method.
 
RooAbsCollection::RooAbsCollection(const RooAbsCollection& other, const char *name) :
  TObject(other),
  RooPrintable(other),
  _name(name),
  _allRRV(other._allRRV)
{
  RooTrace::create(this) ;
  if (!name) setName(other.GetName()) ;
 
  _list.reserve(other._list.size());
 
  for (auto item : other._list) {
    insert(item);
  }
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Move constructor.
 
RooAbsCollection::RooAbsCollection(RooAbsCollection&& other) :
  TObject(other),
  RooPrintable(other),
  _list(std::move(other._list)),
  _ownCont(other._ownCont),
  _name(std::move(other._name)),
  _allRRV(other._allRRV),
  _sizeThresholdForMapSearch(other._sizeThresholdForMapSearch)
{
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Destructor
 
RooAbsCollection::~RooAbsCollection()
{
  // Delete all variables in our list if we own them
  if(_ownCont){
    deleteList() ;
  }
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Delete contents of the list.
/// The RooAbsArg destructor ensures clients and servers can be deleted in any
/// order.
/// Also cleans the hash-map for fast lookups if present.
 
void RooAbsCollection::deleteList()
{
  _hashAssistedFind = nullptr;
 
  // Built-in delete remaining elements
  for (auto item : _list) {
    delete item;
  }
  _list.clear();
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Take a snap shot of current collection contents.
/// An owning collection is returned containing clones of
/// - Elements in this collection
/// - External dependents of all elements and recursively any dependents of those dependents
///   (if deepCopy flag is set)
///
/// This is useful to save the values of variables or parameters. It doesn't require
/// deep copying if the parameters are direct members of the collection.
///
/// If deepCopy is specified, the client-server links between the cloned
/// list elements and the cloned external dependents are reconnected to
/// each other, making the snapshot a completely self-contained entity.
///
///
 
RooAbsCollection* RooAbsCollection::snapshot(bool deepCopy) const
{
  // First create empty list
  TString snapName ;
  if (TString(GetName()).Length()>0) {
    snapName.Append("Snapshot of ") ;
    snapName.Append(GetName()) ;
  }
  auto* output = static_cast<RooAbsCollection*>(create(snapName.Data())) ;
 
  if (snapshot(*output,deepCopy)) {
    delete output ;
    return nullptr ;
  }
 
  return output ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Take a snap shot of current collection contents:
/// A collection that owns its elements is returned containing clones of
///     - Elements in this collection
///     - External dependents of those elements
///       and recursively any dependents of those dependents
///       (if deepCopy flag is set)
///
/// If deepCopy is specified, the client-server links between the cloned
/// list elements and the cloned external dependents are reconnected to
/// each other, making the snapshot a completely self-contained entity.
///
///
 
bool RooAbsCollection::snapshot(RooAbsCollection& output, bool deepCopy) const
{
  return RooHelpers::Detail::snapshotImpl(*this, output, deepCopy, nullptr);
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Assign values from the elements in `other` to our elements.
/// \warning This is not a conventional assignment operator. To avoid confusion, prefer using RooAbsCollection::assign().
 
RooAbsCollection &RooAbsCollection::operator=(const RooAbsCollection& other)
{
  assign(other);
  return *this;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Sets the value, cache and constant attribute of any argument in our set
/// that also appears in the other set. Note that this function changes the
/// values of the elements in this collection, but is still marked `const` as
/// it does not change which elements this collection points to.
 
void RooAbsCollection::assign(const RooAbsCollection& other) const
{
  if (&other==this) return ;
 
  for (auto elem : _list) {
    auto theirs = other.find(*elem);
    if(!theirs) continue;
    theirs->syncCache() ;
    elem->copyCache(theirs) ;
    elem->setAttribute("Constant",theirs->isConstant()) ;
  }
  return ;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Sets the value of any argument in our set that also appears in the other set.
/// \param[in] other Collection holding the arguments to synchronize values with.
/// \param[in] forceIfSizeOne If set to true and both our collection
///                and the other collection have a size of one, the arguments are
///                always synchronized without checking if they have the same name.
 
RooAbsCollection &RooAbsCollection::assignValueOnly(const RooAbsCollection& other, bool forceIfSizeOne)
{
  if (&other==this) return *this;
 
  // Short cut for 1 element assignment
  if (size()==1 && size() == other.size() && forceIfSizeOne) {
    other.first()->syncCache() ;
    first()->copyCache(other.first(),true) ;
    return *this;
  }
 
  for (auto elem : _list) {
    auto theirs = other.find(*elem);
    if(!theirs) continue;
    theirs->syncCache() ;
    elem->copyCache(theirs,true) ;
  }
  return *this;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Functional equivalent of assign() but assumes this and other collection
/// have same layout. Also no attributes are copied
 
void RooAbsCollection::assignFast(const RooAbsCollection& other, bool setValDirty) const
{
  if (&other==this) return ;
  assert(hasSameLayout(other));
 
  auto iter2 = other._list.begin();
  for (auto iter1 = _list.begin();
      iter1 != _list.end() && iter2 != other._list.end();
      ++iter1, ++iter2) {
    // Identical size of iterators is documented assumption of method
 
    if (_allRRV) {
      // All contents are known to be RooRealVars - fast version of assignment
      auto ours   = static_cast<RooRealVar*>(*iter1);
      auto theirs = static_cast<RooRealVar*>(*iter2);
      ours->copyCacheFast(*theirs,setValDirty);
    } else {
      (*iter2)->syncCache() ;
      (*iter1)->copyCache(*iter2,true,setValDirty) ;
    }
  }
 
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Add an argument and transfer the ownership to the collection. Returns `true`
/// if successful, or `false` if the argument could not be added to the
/// collection (e.g. in the RooArgSet case when an argument with the same name
/// is already in the list). This method can only be called on a list that is
/// flagged as owning all of its contents, or else on an empty list (which will
/// force the list into that mode).
///
/// If the argument you want to add is owned by a `std::unique_ptr`, you should
/// prefer RooAbsCollection::addOwned(std::unique_ptr<RooAbsArg>, bool).
 
bool RooAbsCollection::addOwned(RooAbsArg& var, bool silent)
{
  if(!canBeAdded(var, silent)) return false;
 
  // check that we own our variables or else are empty
  if(!_ownCont && !empty() && !silent) {
    coutE(ObjectHandling) << ClassName() << "::" << GetName() << "::addOwned: can only add to an owned list" << std::endl;
    return false;
  }
  _ownCont= true;
 
  insert(&var);
 
  return true;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Add an argument and transfer the ownership to the collection from a
/// `std::unique_ptr`. Always returns `true`. If the argument can not be added
/// to the collection (e.g. in the RooArgSet case when an argument with the
/// same name is already in the list), a `std::runtime_exception` will be
/// thrown, as nobody is owning the argument anymore. This method can only be
/// called on a list that is flagged as owning all of its contents, or else on
/// an empty list (which will force the list into that mode).
///
/// If you want to pass an argument that is not owned by a `std::unique_ptr`,
/// you can use RooAbsCollection::addOwned(RooAbsArg&, bool).
 
bool RooAbsCollection::addOwned(std::unique_ptr<RooAbsArg> var, bool silent) {
  bool result = addOwned(*var.release(), silent);
  if(!result) {
    throw std::runtime_error(std::string("RooAbsCollection::addOwned could not add the argument to the")
                             + " collection! The ownership would not be well defined if we ignore this.");
  }
  return result;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Add a clone of the specified argument to list. Returns a pointer to
/// the clone if successful, or else zero if a variable of the same name
/// is already in the list or the list does *not* own its variables (in
/// this case, try add() instead.) Calling addClone() on an empty list
/// forces it to take ownership of all its subsequent variables.
 
RooAbsArg *RooAbsCollection::addClone(const RooAbsArg& var, bool silent)
{
  if(!canBeAdded(var, silent)) return nullptr;
 
  // check that we own our variables or else are empty
  if(!_ownCont && !empty() && !silent) {
    coutE(ObjectHandling) << ClassName() << "::" << GetName() << "::addClone: can only add to an owned list" << std::endl;
    return nullptr;
  }
  _ownCont= true;
 
  // add a pointer to a clone of this variable to our list (we now own it!)
  auto clone2 = static_cast<RooAbsArg*>(var.Clone());
  assert(clone2);
 
  insert(clone2);
 
  return clone2;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Add the specified argument to list. Returns true if successful, or
/// else false if a variable of the same name is already in the list
/// or the list owns its variables (in this case, try addClone() or addOwned() instead).
 
bool RooAbsCollection::add(const RooAbsArg& var, bool silent)
{
  if(!canBeAdded(var, silent)) return false;
 
  // check that this isn't a copy of a list
  if(_ownCont && !silent) {
    coutE(ObjectHandling) << ClassName() << "::" << GetName() << "::add: cannot add to an owned list" << std::endl;
    return false;
  }
 
  // add a pointer to this variable to our list (we don't own it!)
  insert(const_cast<RooAbsArg*>(&var)); //FIXME const_cast
 
  return true;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Add a collection of arguments to this collection by calling addOwned()
/// for each element in the source collection. The input list can't be an
/// owning collection itself, otherwise the arguments would be owned by two
/// collections.
///
/// If you want to transfer arguments from one owning collection to another,
/// you have two options:
///  1. `std::move` the input collection and use
///     RooAbsCollection::addOwned(RooAbsCollection&&, bool) (preferred)
///  2. release the ownership of the input collection first, using
///     RooAbsCollection::releaseOwnership()
 
bool RooAbsCollection::addOwned(const RooAbsCollection& list, bool silent)
{
  if(list.isOwning()) {
    throw std::invalid_argument("Passing an owning RooAbsCollection by const& to"
            " RooAbsCollection::addOwned is forbidden because the ownership"
            " would be ambiguous! Please std::move() the RooAbsCollection in this case."
            " Note that the passed RooAbsCollection is invalid afterwards.");
 
  }
 
  bool result(false) ;
  _list.reserve(_list.size() + list._list.size());
 
  for (auto item : list._list) {
    result |= addOwned(*item, silent) ;
  }
 
  return result;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Add a collection of arguments to this collection by calling addOwned()
/// for each element in the source collection. Unlike
/// RooAbsCollection::addOwned(const RooAbsCollection&, bool), this function
/// also accepts owning source collections because their content will be
/// moved out.
 
bool RooAbsCollection::addOwned(RooAbsCollection&& list, bool silent)
{
  if(list.isOwning()) {
    list.releaseOwnership();
  }
  if(list.empty()) return false;
 
  bool result = addOwned(list, silent);
 
  if(!result) {
    throw std::runtime_error(std::string("RooAbsCollection::addOwned could not add the argument to the")
                             + " collection! The ownership would not be well defined if we ignore this.");
  }
 
  // So far, comps has only released the ownership, but it is still valid.
  // However, we don't want users to keep using objects after moving them, so
  // we make sure to keep our promise that the RooArgSet is really moved.
  // Just like a `std::unique_ptr` is also reset when moved.
  list.clear();
 
  return result;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Add a collection of arguments to this collection by calling addOwned()
/// for each element in the source collection
 
void RooAbsCollection::addClone(const RooAbsCollection& list, bool silent)
{
  _list.reserve(_list.size() + list._list.size());
 
  for (auto item : list._list) {
    addClone(*item, silent);
  }
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Replace any args in our set with args of the same name from the other set
/// and return true for success. Fails if this list is a copy of another.
 
bool RooAbsCollection::replace(const RooAbsCollection &other)
{
  // check that this isn't a copy of a list
  if(_ownCont) {
    std::stringstream errMsg;
    errMsg << "RooAbsCollection: cannot replace variables in a copied list";
    coutE(ObjectHandling) << errMsg.str() << std::endl;
    // better than returning "false" and leaving the collection in a broken state:
    throw std::invalid_argument(errMsg.str());
  }
 
  // loop over elements in the other list
  for (const auto * arg : other._list) {
    // do we have an arg of the same name in our set?
    auto found = find(*arg);
    if (found) replace(*found,*arg);
  }
  return true;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Replace var1 with var2 and return true for success. Fails if
/// this list is a copy of another, if var1 is not already in this set,
/// or if var2 is already in this set. var1 and var2 do not need to have
/// the same name.
 
bool RooAbsCollection::replace(const RooAbsArg& var1, const RooAbsArg& var2)
{
  // check that this isn't a copy of a list
  if(_ownCont) {
    std::stringstream errMsg;
    errMsg << "RooAbsCollection: cannot replace variables in a copied list";
    coutE(ObjectHandling) << errMsg.str() << std::endl;
    // better than returning "false" and leaving the collection in a broken state:
    throw std::invalid_argument(errMsg.str());
  }
 
  // is var1 already in this list?
  const char *name= var1.GetName();
  auto var1It = std::find(_list.begin(), _list.end(), &var1);
 
  if (var1It == _list.end()) {
    coutE(ObjectHandling) << "RooAbsCollection: variable \"" << name << "\" is not in the list"
    << " and cannot be replaced" << std::endl;
    return false;
  }
 
 
  // is var2's name already in this list?
  if (dynamic_cast<RooArgSet*>(this)) {
    RooAbsArg *other = find(var2);
    if(other != nullptr && other != &var1) {
      coutE(ObjectHandling) << "RooAbsCollection: cannot replace \"" << name
      << "\" with already existing \"" << var2.GetName() << "\"" << std::endl;
      return false;
    }
  }
 
  // replace var1 with var2
  if (_hashAssistedFind) {
    _hashAssistedFind->replace(*var1It, &var2);
  }
  *var1It = const_cast<RooAbsArg*>(&var2); //FIXME try to get rid of const_cast
 
  if (_allRRV && dynamic_cast<const RooRealVar*>(&var2)==nullptr) {
    _allRRV=false ;
  }
 
  return true;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Remove the specified argument from our list. Return false if
/// the specified argument is not found in our list. An exact pointer
/// match is required, not just a match by name.
/// If `matchByNameOnly` is set, items will be looked up by name. In this case, if
/// the collection also owns the item, it will delete it.
bool RooAbsCollection::remove(const RooAbsArg& var, bool , bool matchByNameOnly)
{
  // is var already in this list?
  const auto sizeBefore = _list.size();
 
  if (matchByNameOnly) {
    const std::string name(var.GetName());
    auto nameMatch = [&name](const RooAbsArg* elm) {
      return elm->GetName() == name;
    };
    std::set<RooAbsArg*> toBeDeleted;
 
    if (_ownCont) {
      std::for_each(_list.begin(), _list.end(), [&toBeDeleted, nameMatch](RooAbsArg* elm){
        if (nameMatch(elm)) {
          toBeDeleted.insert(elm);
        }
      });
    }
 
    _list.erase(std::remove_if(_list.begin(), _list.end(), nameMatch), _list.end());
 
    for (auto arg : toBeDeleted)
      delete arg;
  } else {
    _list.erase(std::remove(_list.begin(), _list.end(), &var), _list.end());
  }
 
  if (_hashAssistedFind && sizeBefore != _list.size()) {
    _hashAssistedFind->erase(&var);
  }
 
  return sizeBefore != _list.size();
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Remove each argument in the input list from our list.
/// An exact pointer match is required, not just a match by name.
/// If `matchByNameOnly` is set, items will be looked up by name. In this case, if
/// the collection also owns the items, it will delete them.
/// Return false in case of problems.
 
bool RooAbsCollection::remove(const RooAbsCollection& list, bool /*silent*/, bool matchByNameOnly)
{
 
  auto oldSize = _list.size();
  std::vector<const RooAbsArg*> markedItems;
 
  if (matchByNameOnly) {
 
    // Instead of doing two passes on the list as in remove(RooAbsArg&), we do
    // everything in one pass, by using side effects of the predicate.
    auto nameMatchAndMark = [&list, &markedItems](const RooAbsArg* elm) {
      if( list.contains(*elm) ) {
        markedItems.push_back(elm);
        return true;
      }
      return false;
    };
 
    _list.erase(std::remove_if(_list.begin(), _list.end(), nameMatchAndMark), _list.end());
 
  }
  else {
    auto argMatchAndMark = [&list, &markedItems](const RooAbsArg* elm) {
      if( list.containsInstance(*elm) ) {
        markedItems.push_back(elm);
        return true;
      }
      return false;
    };
 
    _list.erase(std::remove_if(_list.begin(), _list.end(), argMatchAndMark), _list.end());
  }
 
  if (_hashAssistedFind && oldSize != _list.size()) {
    for( auto& var : markedItems ) {
      _hashAssistedFind->erase(var);
    }
  }
 
  if (matchByNameOnly && _ownCont) {
    std::set<const RooAbsArg*> toBeDeleted(markedItems.begin(), markedItems.end());
    for (auto arg : toBeDeleted) {
        delete arg;
    }
  }
 
  return oldSize != _list.size();
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Remove all arguments from our set, deleting them if we own them.
/// This effectively restores our object to the state it would have
/// just after calling the RooAbsCollection(const char*) constructor.
 
void RooAbsCollection::removeAll()
{
  _hashAssistedFind = nullptr;
 
  if(_ownCont) {
    deleteList() ;
    _ownCont= false;
  }
  else {
    _list.clear();
  }
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Set given attribute in each element of the collection by
/// calling each elements setAttribute() function.
 
void RooAbsCollection::setAttribAll(const Text_t* name, bool value)
{
  for (auto arg : _list) {
    arg->setAttribute(name, value);
  }
}
 
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Create a subset of the current collection, consisting only of those
/// elements with the specified attribute set. The caller is responsible
/// for deleting the returned collection
 
RooAbsCollection* RooAbsCollection::selectByAttrib(const char* name, bool value) const
{
  TString selName(GetName()) ;
  selName.Append("_selection") ;
  RooAbsCollection *sel = static_cast<RooAbsCollection*>(create(selName.Data())) ;
 
  // Scan set contents for matching attribute
  for (auto arg : _list) {
    if (arg->getAttribute(name)==value)
      sel->add(*arg) ;
  }
 
  return sel ;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Create a subset of the current collection, consisting only of those
/// elements that are contained as well in the given reference collection.
/// Returns `true` only if something went wrong.
/// The complement of this function is getParameters().
/// \param[in] refColl The collection to check for common elements.
/// \param[out] outColl Output collection.
 
bool RooAbsCollection::selectCommon(const RooAbsCollection& refColl, RooAbsCollection& outColl) const
{
  outColl.clear();
  outColl.setName((std::string(GetName()) + "_selection").c_str());
 
  // Scan set contents for matching attribute
  for (auto arg : _list) {
    if (refColl.find(*arg))
      outColl.add(*arg) ;
  }
 
  return false;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Create a subset of the current collection, consisting only of those
/// elements that are contained as well in the given reference collection.
/// The caller is responsible for deleting the returned collection
 
RooAbsCollection* RooAbsCollection::selectCommon(const RooAbsCollection& refColl) const
{
  auto sel = static_cast<RooAbsCollection*>(create("")) ;
  selectCommon(refColl, *sel);
  return sel ;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Create a subset of the current collection, consisting only of those
/// elements with names matching the wildcard expressions in nameList,
/// supplied as a comma separated list
 
RooAbsCollection* RooAbsCollection::selectByName(const char* nameList, bool verbose) const
{
  // Create output set
  TString selName(GetName()) ;
  selName.Append("_selection") ;
  RooAbsCollection *sel = static_cast<RooAbsCollection*>(create(selName.Data())) ;
 
  const size_t bufSize = strlen(nameList) + 1;
  std::vector<char> buf(bufSize);
  strlcpy(buf.data(),nameList,bufSize) ;
  char* wcExpr = strtok(buf.data(),",") ;
  while(wcExpr) {
    TRegexp rexp(wcExpr,true) ;
    if (verbose) {
      cxcoutD(ObjectHandling) << "RooAbsCollection::selectByName(" << GetName() << ") processing expression '" << wcExpr << "'" << std::endl;
    }
 
    for (auto const* arg : *this) {
      if (TString(arg->GetName()).Index(rexp)>=0) {
   if (verbose) {
     cxcoutD(ObjectHandling) << "RooAbsCollection::selectByName(" << GetName() << ") selected element " << arg->GetName() << std::endl;
   }
   sel->add(*arg) ;
      }
    }
    wcExpr = strtok(nullptr,",") ;
  }
 
  return sel ;
}
 
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Check if this and other collection have identically-named contents
 
bool RooAbsCollection::equals(const RooAbsCollection& otherColl) const
{
  // First check equal length
  if (size() != otherColl.size()) return false ;
 
  // Then check that each element of our list also occurs in the other list
  auto compareByNamePtr = [](const RooAbsArg * left, const RooAbsArg * right) {
    return left->namePtr() == right->namePtr();
  };
 
  return std::is_permutation(_list.begin(), _list.end(),
      otherColl._list.begin(),
      compareByNamePtr);
}
 
 
namespace {
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Linear search through list of stored objects.
template<class Collection_t>
RooAbsArg* findUsingNamePointer(const Collection_t& coll, const TNamed* ptr) {
  auto findByNamePtr = [ptr](const RooAbsArg* elm) {
    return ptr == elm->namePtr();
  };
 
  auto item = std::find_if(coll.begin(), coll.end(), findByNamePtr);
 
  return item != coll.end() ? *item : nullptr;
}
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Find object with given name in list. A null pointer
/// is returned if no object with the given name is found.
RooAbsArg * RooAbsCollection::find(const char *name) const
{
  if (!name)
    return nullptr;
 
  // If an object with such a name exists, its name has been registered.
  const TNamed* nptr = RooNameReg::known(name);
  if (!nptr) return nullptr;
 
  if (_hashAssistedFind || _list.size() >= _sizeThresholdForMapSearch) {
    if (!_hashAssistedFind || !_hashAssistedFind->isValid()) {
      _hashAssistedFind = std::make_unique<HashAssistedFind>(_list.begin(), _list.end());
    }
 
    return _hashAssistedFind->find(nptr);
  }
 
  return findUsingNamePointer(_list, nptr);
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Find object with given name in list. A null pointer
/// is returned if no object with the given name is found.
RooAbsArg * RooAbsCollection::find(const RooAbsArg& arg) const
{
  const auto nptr = arg.namePtr();
 
  if (_hashAssistedFind || _list.size() >= _sizeThresholdForMapSearch) {
    if (!_hashAssistedFind || !_hashAssistedFind->isValid()) {
      _hashAssistedFind = std::make_unique<HashAssistedFind>(_list.begin(), _list.end());
    }
 
    return _hashAssistedFind->find(nptr);
  }
 
  return findUsingNamePointer(_list, nptr);
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Return index of item with given name, or -1 in case it's not in the collection.
Int_t RooAbsCollection::index(const char* name) const {
  const std::string theName(name);
  auto item = std::find_if(_list.begin(), _list.end(), [&theName](const RooAbsArg * elm){
    return elm->GetName() == theName;
  });
  return item != _list.end() ? item - _list.begin() : -1;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Get value of a RooAbsReal stored in set with given name. If none is found, value of defVal is returned.
/// No error messages are printed unless the verbose flag is set
 
double RooAbsCollection::getRealValue(const char* name, double defVal, bool verbose) const
{
   RooAbsArg* raa = find(name) ;
   if (!raa) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::getRealValue(" << GetName() << ") ERROR no object with name '" << name << "' found" << std::endl;
      return defVal ;
   }
   RooAbsReal* rar = dynamic_cast<RooAbsReal*>(raa) ;
   if (!rar) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::getRealValue(" << GetName() << ") ERROR object '" << name << "' is not of type RooAbsReal" << std::endl;
      return defVal ;
   }
   return rar->getVal() ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Set value of a RooAbsRealLValue stored in set with given name to newVal
/// No error messages are printed unless the verbose flag is set
 
bool RooAbsCollection::setRealValue(const char* name, double newVal, bool verbose)
{
   RooAbsArg* raa = find(name) ;
   if (!raa) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::setRealValue(" << GetName() << ") ERROR no object with name '" << name << "' found" << std::endl;
      return true ;
   }
   auto* rar = dynamic_cast<RooAbsRealLValue*>(raa) ;
   if (!rar) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::setRealValue(" << GetName() << ") ERROR object '" << name << "' is not of type RooAbsRealLValue" << std::endl;
      return true;
   }
   rar->setVal(newVal) ;
   return false ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Get state name of a RooAbsCategory stored in set with given name. If none is found, value of defVal is returned.
/// No error messages are printed unless the verbose flag is set
 
const char* RooAbsCollection::getCatLabel(const char* name, const char* defVal, bool verbose) const
{
   RooAbsArg* raa = find(name) ;
   if (!raa) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::getCatLabel(" << GetName() << ") ERROR no object with name '" << name << "' found" << std::endl;
      return defVal ;
   }
   auto* rac = dynamic_cast<RooAbsCategory*>(raa) ;
   if (!rac) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::getCatLabel(" << GetName() << ") ERROR object '" << name << "' is not of type RooAbsCategory" << std::endl;
      return defVal ;
   }
   return rac->getCurrentLabel() ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Set state name of a RooAbsCategoryLValue stored in set with given name to newVal.
/// No error messages are printed unless the verbose flag is set
 
bool RooAbsCollection::setCatLabel(const char* name, const char* newVal, bool verbose)
{
   RooAbsArg* raa = find(name) ;
   if (!raa) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::setCatLabel(" << GetName() << ") ERROR no object with name '" << name << "' found" << std::endl;
      return true ;
   }
   auto* rac = dynamic_cast<RooAbsCategoryLValue*>(raa) ;
   if (!rac) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::setCatLabel(" << GetName() << ") ERROR object '" << name << "' is not of type RooAbsCategory" << std::endl;
      return true ;
   }
   rac->setLabel(newVal) ;
   return false ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Get index value of a RooAbsCategory stored in set with given name. If none is found, value of defVal is returned.
/// No error messages are printed unless the verbose flag is set
 
Int_t RooAbsCollection::getCatIndex(const char* name, Int_t defVal, bool verbose) const
{
   RooAbsArg* raa = find(name) ;
   if (!raa) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::getCatLabel(" << GetName() << ") ERROR no object with name '" << name << "' found" << std::endl;
      return defVal ;
   }
   auto* rac = dynamic_cast<RooAbsCategory*>(raa) ;
   if (!rac) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::getCatLabel(" << GetName() << ") ERROR object '" << name << "' is not of type RooAbsCategory" << std::endl;
      return defVal ;
   }
   return rac->getCurrentIndex() ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Set index value of a RooAbsCategoryLValue stored in set with given name to newVal.
/// No error messages are printed unless the verbose flag is set
 
bool RooAbsCollection::setCatIndex(const char* name, Int_t newVal, bool verbose)
{
   RooAbsArg* raa = find(name) ;
   if (!raa) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::setCatLabel(" << GetName() << ") ERROR no object with name '" << name << "' found" << std::endl;
      return true ;
   }
   auto* rac = dynamic_cast<RooAbsCategoryLValue*>(raa) ;
   if (!rac) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::setCatLabel(" << GetName() << ") ERROR object '" << name << "' is not of type RooAbsCategory" << std::endl;
      return true ;
   }
   rac->setIndex(newVal) ;
   return false ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Get string value of a RooStringVar stored in set with given name. If none is found, value of defVal is returned.
/// No error messages are printed unless the verbose flag is set
 
const char* RooAbsCollection::getStringValue(const char* name, const char* defVal, bool verbose) const
{
   RooAbsArg* raa = find(name) ;
   if (!raa) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::getStringValue(" << GetName() << ") ERROR no object with name '" << name << "' found" << std::endl;
      return defVal ;
   }
   auto ras = dynamic_cast<const RooStringVar*>(raa) ;
   if (!ras) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::getStringValue(" << GetName() << ") ERROR object '" << name << "' is not of type RooStringVar" << std::endl;
      return defVal ;
   }
 
   return ras->getVal() ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Set string value of a RooStringVar stored in set with given name to newVal.
/// No error messages are printed unless the verbose flag is set
 
bool RooAbsCollection::setStringValue(const char* name, const char* newVal, bool verbose)
{
   RooAbsArg* raa = find(name) ;
   if (!raa) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::setStringValue(" << GetName() << ") ERROR no object with name '" << name << "' found" << std::endl;
      return true ;
   }
   auto ras = dynamic_cast<RooStringVar*>(raa);
   if (!ras) {
      if (verbose) coutE(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::setStringValue(" << GetName() << ") ERROR object '" << name << "' is not of type RooStringVar" << std::endl;
      return true ;
   }
   ras->setVal(newVal);
 
   return false;
}
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Return comma separated list of contained object names as STL string
std::string RooAbsCollection::contentsString() const
{
  std::string retVal ;
  for (auto arg : _list) {
    retVal += arg->GetName();
    retVal += ",";
  }
 
  retVal.erase(retVal.end()-1);
 
  return retVal;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Return collection name
 
void RooAbsCollection::printName(std::ostream& os) const
{
  os << GetName() ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Return collection title
 
void RooAbsCollection::printTitle(std::ostream& os) const
{
  os << GetTitle() ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Return collection class name
 
void RooAbsCollection::printClassName(std::ostream& os) const
{
  os << ClassName() ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Define default RooPrinable print options for given Print() flag string
/// For inline printing only show value of objects, for default print show
/// name,class name value and extras of each object. In verbose mode
/// also add object address, argument and title
 
Int_t RooAbsCollection::defaultPrintContents(Option_t* opt) const
{
  if (opt && TString(opt)=="I") {
    return kValue ;
  }
  if (opt && TString(opt).Contains("v")) {
    return kAddress|kName|kArgs|kClassName|kValue|kTitle|kExtras ;
  }
  return kName|kClassName|kValue ;
}
 
 
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Print value of collection, i.e. a comma separated list of contained
/// object names
 
void RooAbsCollection::printValue(std::ostream& os) const
{
  bool first2(true) ;
  os << "(" ;
  for (auto arg : _list) {
    if (!first2) {
      os << "," ;
    } else {
      first2 = false ;
    }
    if (arg->IsA()->InheritsFrom(RooStringVar::Class())) {
       os << '\'' << (static_cast<RooStringVar *>(arg))->getVal() << '\'';
    } else {
       os << arg->GetName();
    }
  }
  os << ")" ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Implement multiline printing of collection, one line for each contained object showing
/// the requested content
 
void RooAbsCollection::printMultiline(std::ostream&os, Int_t contents, bool /*verbose*/, TString indent) const
{
  if (TString(GetName()).Length()>0 && (contents&kCollectionHeader)) {
    os << indent << ClassName() << "::" << GetName() << ":" << (_ownCont?" (Owning contents)":"") << std::endl;
  }
 
  TString deeper(indent);
  deeper.Append("     ");
 
  // Adjust the width of the name field to fit the largest name, if requested
  Int_t maxNameLen(1) ;
  Int_t nameFieldLengthSaved = RooPrintable::_nameLength ;
  if (nameFieldLengthSaved==0) {
    for (auto next : _list) {
      Int_t len = strlen(next->GetName()) ;
      if (len>maxNameLen) maxNameLen = len ;
    }
    RooPrintable::nameFieldLength(maxNameLen+1) ;
  }
 
  unsigned int idx = 0;
  for (auto next : _list) {
    os << indent << std::setw(3) << ++idx << ") ";
    next->printStream(os,contents,kSingleLine,"");
  }
 
  // Reset name field length, if modified
  RooPrintable::nameFieldLength(nameFieldLengthSaved) ;
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Base contents dumper for debugging purposes
 
void RooAbsCollection::dump() const
{
  for (auto arg : _list) {
    std::cout << arg << " " << arg->ClassName() << "::" << arg->GetName() << " (" << arg->GetTitle() << ")" << std::endl ;
  }
}
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Output content of collection as LaTex table. By default a table with two columns is created: the left
/// column contains the name of each variable, the right column the value.
///
/// The following optional named arguments can be used to modify the default behavior
/// <table>
/// <tr><th> Argument <th> Effect
/// <tr><td>   `Columns(Int_t ncol)`                    <td> Fold table into multiple columns, i.e. ncol=3 will result in 3 x 2 = 6 total columns
/// <tr><td>   `Sibling(const RooAbsCollection& other)` <td> Define sibling list.
///     The sibling list is assumed to have objects with the same
///     name in the same order. If this is not the case warnings will be printed. If a single
///     sibling list is specified, 3 columns will be output: the (common) name, the value of this
///     list and the value in the sibling list. Multiple sibling lists can be specified by
///     repeating the Sibling() command.
/// <tr><td>   `Format(const char* str)`                <td> Classic format string, provided for backward compatibility
/// <tr><td>   `Format()`                            <td> Formatting arguments.
///   <table>
///   <tr><td>   const char* what          <td> Controls what is shown. "N" adds name, "E" adds error,
///                                  "A" shows asymmetric error, "U" shows unit, "H" hides the value
///   <tr><td>   `FixedPrecision(int n)`     <td> Controls precision, set fixed number of digits
///   <tr><td>   `AutoPrecision(int n)`      <td> Controls precision. Number of shown digits is calculated from error
///                                               and n specified additional digits (1 is sensible default)
///   <tr><td>   `VerbatimName(bool flag)` <td> Put variable name in a \\verb+   + clause.
///   </table>
/// <tr><td>   `OutputFile(const char* fname)`          <td> Send output to file with given name rather than standard output
///
/// </table>
///
/// Example use:
/// ```
/// list.printLatex(Columns(2), Format("NEU",AutoPrecision(1),VerbatimName()) );
/// ```
 
void RooAbsCollection::printLatex(const RooCmdArg& arg1, const RooCmdArg& arg2,
              const RooCmdArg& arg3, const RooCmdArg& arg4,
              const RooCmdArg& arg5, const RooCmdArg& arg6,
              const RooCmdArg& arg7, const RooCmdArg& arg8) const
{
 
 
  // Define configuration for this method
  RooCmdConfig pc("RooAbsCollection::printLatex()") ;
  pc.defineInt("ncol","Columns",0,1) ;
  pc.defineString("outputFile","OutputFile",0,"") ;
  pc.defineString("format","Format",0,"NEYVU") ;
  pc.defineInt("sigDigit","Format",0,1) ;
  pc.defineObject("siblings","Sibling",0,nullptr,true) ;
  pc.defineInt("dummy","FormatArgs",0,0) ;
  pc.defineMutex("Format","FormatArgs") ;
 
  // Stuff all arguments in a list
  RooLinkedList cmdList;
  cmdList.Add(const_cast<RooCmdArg*>(&arg1)) ;  cmdList.Add(const_cast<RooCmdArg*>(&arg2)) ;
  cmdList.Add(const_cast<RooCmdArg*>(&arg3)) ;  cmdList.Add(const_cast<RooCmdArg*>(&arg4)) ;
  cmdList.Add(const_cast<RooCmdArg*>(&arg5)) ;  cmdList.Add(const_cast<RooCmdArg*>(&arg6)) ;
  cmdList.Add(const_cast<RooCmdArg*>(&arg7)) ;  cmdList.Add(const_cast<RooCmdArg*>(&arg8)) ;
 
  // Process & check varargs
  pc.process(arg1,arg2,arg3,arg4,arg5,arg6,arg7,arg8) ;
  if (!pc.ok(true)) {
    return ;
  }
 
  const char* outFile = pc.getString("outputFile") ;
  if (outFile && strlen(outFile)) {
    std::ofstream ofs(outFile) ;
    if (pc.hasProcessed("FormatArgs")) {
      auto* formatCmd = static_cast<RooCmdArg*>(cmdList.FindObject("FormatArgs")) ;
      formatCmd->addArg(RooFit::LatexTableStyle()) ;
      printLatex(ofs,pc.getInt("ncol"),nullptr,0,pc.getObjectList("siblings"),formatCmd) ;
    } else {
      printLatex(ofs,pc.getInt("ncol"),pc.getString("format"),pc.getInt("sigDigit"),pc.getObjectList("siblings")) ;
    }
  } else {
    if (pc.hasProcessed("FormatArgs")) {
      auto* formatCmd = static_cast<RooCmdArg*>(cmdList.FindObject("FormatArgs")) ;
      formatCmd->addArg(RooFit::LatexTableStyle()) ;
      printLatex(std::cout,pc.getInt("ncol"),nullptr,0,pc.getObjectList("siblings"),formatCmd) ;
    } else {
      printLatex(std::cout,pc.getInt("ncol"),pc.getString("format"),pc.getInt("sigDigit"),pc.getObjectList("siblings")) ;
    }
  }
}
 
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Internal implementation function of printLatex
 
void RooAbsCollection::printLatex(std::ostream& ofs, Int_t ncol, const char* option, Int_t sigDigit, const RooLinkedList& siblingList, const RooCmdArg* formatCmd) const
{
  // Count number of rows to print
  Int_t nrow = (Int_t) (size() / ncol + 0.99) ;
  Int_t i;
  Int_t j;
  Int_t k;
 
  // Sibling list do not need to print their name as it is supposed to be the same
  TString sibOption ;
  RooCmdArg sibFormatCmd ;
  if (option) {
    sibOption = option ;
    sibOption.ReplaceAll("N","") ;
    sibOption.ReplaceAll("n","") ;
  } else {
    sibFormatCmd = *formatCmd ;
    TString tmp = formatCmd->getString(0) ;
    tmp.ReplaceAll("N","") ;
    tmp.ReplaceAll("n","") ;
    static char buf[100] ;
    strlcpy(buf,tmp.Data(),100) ;
    sibFormatCmd.setString(0, buf);
  }
 
 
  // Make list of lists ;
  RooLinkedList listList ;
  listList.Add(const_cast<RooAbsCollection *>(this));
  for(auto * col : static_range_cast<RooAbsCollection*>(siblingList)) {
    listList.Add(col) ;
  }
 
  RooLinkedList listListRRV ;
 
  // Make list of RRV-only components
  RooArgList* prevList = nullptr ;
  for(auto * col : static_range_cast<RooAbsCollection*>(listList)) {
    RooArgList* list = new RooArgList ;
    for (auto* arg : *col) {
      auto* rrv = dynamic_cast<RooRealVar*>(arg) ;
      if (rrv) {
        list->add(*rrv) ;
      } else {
        coutW(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::printLatex: can only print RooRealVar in LateX, skipping non-RooRealVar object named "
        << arg->GetName() << std::endl;
      }
      if (prevList && TString(rrv->GetName()).CompareTo(prevList->at(list->size()-1)->GetName())) {
        coutW(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::printLatex: WARNING: naming and/or ordering of sibling list is different" << std::endl;
      }
    }
    listListRRV.Add(list) ;
    if (prevList && list->size() != prevList->size()) {
      coutW(InputArguments) << "RooAbsCollection::printLatex: ERROR: sibling list(s) must have same length as self" << std::endl;
      delete list ;
      listListRRV.Delete() ;
      return ;
    }
    prevList = list ;
  }
 
  // Construct table header
  Int_t nlist = listListRRV.GetSize() ;
  TString subheader = "l" ;
  for (k=0 ; k<nlist ; k++) subheader += "c" ;
 
  TString header = "\\begin{tabular}{" ;
  for (j=0 ; j<ncol ; j++) {
    if (j>0) header += "|" ;
    header += subheader ;
  }
  header += "}" ;
  ofs << header << std::endl;
 
 
  // Print contents, delegating actual printing to RooRealVar::format()
  for (i=0 ; i<nrow ; i++) {
    for (j=0 ; j<ncol ; j++) {
      for (k=0 ; k<nlist ; k++) {
   RooRealVar* par = static_cast<RooRealVar*>((static_cast<RooArgList*>(listListRRV.At(k)))->at(i+j*nrow)) ;
   if (par) {
     if (option) {
       ofs << *std::unique_ptr<TString>{par->format(sigDigit,(k==0)?option:sibOption.Data())};
     } else {
       ofs << *std::unique_ptr<TString>{par->format((k==0)?*formatCmd:sibFormatCmd)};
     }
   }
   if (!(j==ncol-1 && k==nlist-1)) {
     ofs << " & " ;
   }
      }
    }
    ofs << "\\\\" << std::endl;
  }
 
  ofs << "\\end{tabular}" << std::endl;
  listListRRV.Delete() ;
}
 
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Return true if all contained object report to have their
/// value inside the specified range
 
bool RooAbsCollection::allInRange(const char* rangeSpec) const
{
  if (!rangeSpec) return true ;
 
  // Parse rangeSpec specification
  std::vector<std::string> cutVec ;
  if (rangeSpec && strlen(rangeSpec)>0) {
    if (strchr(rangeSpec,',')==nullptr) {
      cutVec.push_back(rangeSpec) ;
    } else {
      const size_t bufSize = strlen(rangeSpec)+1;
      std::vector<char> buf(bufSize);
      strlcpy(buf.data(),rangeSpec,bufSize) ;
      const char* oneRange = strtok(buf.data(),",") ;
      while(oneRange) {
   cutVec.push_back(oneRange) ;
   oneRange = strtok(nullptr,",") ;
      }
    }
  }
 
  // Apply range based selection criteria
  bool selectByRange = true ;
  for (auto arg : _list) {
    bool selectThisArg = false ;
    UInt_t icut ;
    for (icut=0 ; icut<cutVec.size() ; icut++) {
      if (arg->inRange(cutVec[icut].c_str())) {
   selectThisArg = true ;
   break ;
      }
    }
    if (!selectThisArg) {
      selectByRange = false ;
      break ;
    }
  }
 
  return selectByRange ;
}
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// If one of the TObject we have a referenced to is deleted, remove the
/// reference.
 
void RooAbsCollection::RecursiveRemove(TObject *obj)
{
   if (obj && obj->InheritsFrom(RooAbsArg::Class())) remove(*static_cast<RooAbsArg*>(obj),false,false);
}
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Sort collection using std::sort and name comparison
 
void RooAbsCollection::sort(bool reverse) {
  //Windows seems to need an implementation where two different std::sorts are written
  //down in two different blocks. Switching between the two comparators using a ternary
  //operator does not compile on windows, although the signature is identical.
  if (reverse) {
    const auto cmpReverse = [](const RooAbsArg * l, const RooAbsArg * r) {
      return strcmp(l->GetName(), r->GetName()) > 0;
    };
 
    std::sort(_list.begin(), _list.end(), cmpReverse);
  }
  else {
    const auto cmp = [](const RooAbsArg * l, const RooAbsArg * r) {
      return strcmp(l->GetName(), r->GetName()) < 0;
    };
 
    std::sort(_list.begin(), _list.end(), cmp);
  }
}
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Sort collection topologically: the servers of any RooAbsArg will be before
/// that RooAbsArg in the collection.
 
void RooAbsCollection::sortTopologically() {
   std::unordered_set<TNamed const *> seenArgs;
   for (std::size_t iArg = 0; iArg < _list.size(); ++iArg) {
      RooAbsArg *arg = _list[iArg];
      bool movedArg = false;
      for (RooAbsArg *server : arg->servers()) {
         if (seenArgs.find(server->namePtr()) == seenArgs.end()) {
            auto found = std::find_if(_list.begin(), _list.end(),
                                      [server](RooAbsArg *elem) { return elem->namePtr() == server->namePtr(); });
            if (found != _list.end()) {
               _list.erase(found);
               _list.insert(_list.begin() + iArg, server);
               movedArg = true;
               break;
            }
         }
      }
      if (movedArg) {
         --iArg;
         continue;
      }
      seenArgs.insert(arg->namePtr());
   }
}
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Factory for legacy iterators.
 
std::unique_ptr<RooAbsCollection::LegacyIterator_t> RooAbsCollection::makeLegacyIterator (bool forward) const {
   if (!forward) {
      ccoutE(DataHandling) << "The legacy RooFit collection iterators don't support reverse iterations, any more. "
                           << "Use begin() and end()" << std::endl;
   }
  return std::make_unique<LegacyIterator_t>(_list);
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Insert an element into the owned collections.
void RooAbsCollection::insert(RooAbsArg* item) {
  _list.push_back(item);
 
  if (_allRRV && dynamic_cast<const RooRealVar*>(item)==nullptr) {
    _allRRV= false;
  }
 
  if (_hashAssistedFind) {
    _hashAssistedFind->insert(item);
  }
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// \param[in] flag Switch hash map on or off.
void RooAbsCollection::useHashMapForFind(bool flag) const {
  if (flag && !_hashAssistedFind) _hashAssistedFind = std::make_unique<HashAssistedFind>(_list.begin(), _list.end());
  if (!flag) _hashAssistedFind = nullptr;
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Check that all entries where the collections overlap have the same name.
bool RooAbsCollection::hasSameLayout(const RooAbsCollection& other) const {
  for (unsigned int i=0; i < std::min(_list.size(), other.size()); ++i) {
    if (_list[i]->namePtr() != other._list[i]->namePtr())
      return false;
  }
 
  return true;
}
 
void RooAbsCollection::throwAddTypedException(TClass *klass, RooAbsArg *arg)
{
   std::string typeName = klass->GetName();
   std::stringstream msg;
   msg << "RooAbsCollection::addTyped<" << typeName << ">() ERROR: component " << arg->GetName() << " is not of type "
       << typeName;
   oocoutE(nullptr, InputArguments) << msg.str() << std::endl;
   throw std::invalid_argument(msg.str());
}