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// @(#)root/base:$Id$
// Author: Rene Brun   26/12/94

/*************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 1995-2000, Rene Brun and Fons Rademakers.               *
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/** \class TObject
\ingroup Base

Mother of all ROOT objects.

The TObject class provides default behaviour and protocol for all
objects in the ROOT system. It provides protocol for object I/O,
error handling, sorting, inspection, printing, drawing, etc.
Every object which inherits from TObject can be stored in the
ROOT collection classes.

TObject's bits can be used as flags, bits 0 - 13 and 24-31 are
reserved as  global bits while bits 14 - 23 can be used in different
class hierarchies (watch out for overlaps).
*/

#include <string.h>
#if !defined(WIN32) && !defined(__MWERKS__) && !defined(R__SOLARIS)
#include <strings.h>
#endif
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sstream>

#include "Varargs.h"
#include "Riostream.h"
#include "TObject.h"
#include "TBuffer.h"
#include "TClass.h"
#include "TGuiFactory.h"
#include "TMethod.h"
#include "TROOT.h"
#include "TError.h"
#include "TObjectTable.h"
#include "TVirtualPad.h"
#include "TInterpreter.h"
#include "TMemberInspector.h"
#include "TRefTable.h"
#include "TProcessID.h"

Long_t TObject::fgDtorOnly = 0;
Bool_t TObject::fgObjectStat = kTRUE;

ClassImp(TObject);


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Copy this to obj.

void TObject::Copy(TObject &obj) const
{
   obj.fUniqueID = fUniqueID;   // when really unique don't copy
   if (obj.IsOnHeap()) {        // test uses fBits so don't move next line
      obj.fBits  = fBits;
      obj.fBits |= kIsOnHeap;
   } else {
      obj.fBits  = fBits;
      obj.fBits &= ~kIsOnHeap;
   }
   obj.fBits &= ~kIsReferenced;
   obj.fBits &= ~kCanDelete;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// TObject destructor. Removes object from all canvases and object browsers
/// if observer bit is on and remove from the global object table.

TObject::~TObject()
{
   // if (!TestBit(kNotDeleted))
   //    Fatal("~TObject", "object deleted twice");

   ROOT::CallRecursiveRemoveIfNeeded(*this);

   fBits &= ~kNotDeleted;

   if (fgObjectStat && gObjectTable) gObjectTable->RemoveQuietly(this);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Private helper function which will dispatch to
/// TObjectTable::AddObj.
/// Included here to avoid circular dependency between header files.

void TObject::AddToTObjectTable(TObject *op)
{
   TObjectTable::AddObj(op);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Append graphics object to current pad. In case no current pad is set
/// yet, create a default canvas with the name "c1".

void TObject::AppendPad(Option_t *option)
{
   if (!gPad) {
      gROOT->MakeDefCanvas();
   }
   if (!gPad->IsEditable()) return;
   SetBit(kMustCleanup);
   gPad->GetListOfPrimitives()->Add(this,option);
   gPad->Modified(kTRUE);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Browse object. May be overridden for another default action

void TObject::Browse(TBrowser *b)
{
   //Inspect();
   TClass::AutoBrowse(this,b);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Returns name of class to which the object belongs.

const char *TObject::ClassName() const
{
   return IsA()->GetName();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Make a clone of an object using the Streamer facility.
/// If the object derives from TNamed, this function is called
/// by TNamed::Clone. TNamed::Clone uses the optional argument to set
/// a new name to the newly created object.
///
/// If the object class has a DirectoryAutoAdd function, it will be
/// called at the end of the function with the parameter gDirectory.
/// This usually means that the object will be appended to the current
/// ROOT directory.

TObject *TObject::Clone(const char *) const
{
   if (gDirectory) {
     return gDirectory->CloneObject(this);
   } else {
     // Some of the streamer (eg. roofit's) expect(ed?) a valid gDirectory during streaming.
     return gROOT->CloneObject(this);
   }
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Compare abstract method. Must be overridden if a class wants to be able
/// to compare itself with other objects. Must return -1 if this is smaller
/// than obj, 0 if objects are equal and 1 if this is larger than obj.

Int_t TObject::Compare(const TObject *) const
{
   AbstractMethod("Compare");
   return 0;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Delete this object. Typically called as a command via the interpreter.
/// Normally use "delete" operator when object has been allocated on the heap.

void TObject::Delete(Option_t *)
{
   if (IsOnHeap()) {
      // Delete object from CINT symbol table so it can not be used anymore.
      // CINT object are always on the heap.
      gInterpreter->DeleteGlobal(this);

      delete this;
   }
}


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Computes distance from point (px,py) to the object.
/// This member function must be implemented for each graphics primitive.
/// This default function returns a big number (999999).

Int_t TObject::DistancetoPrimitive(Int_t, Int_t)
{
   // AbstractMethod("DistancetoPrimitive");
   return 999999;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Default Draw method for all objects

void TObject::Draw(Option_t *option)
{
   AppendPad(option);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Draw class inheritance tree of the class to which this object belongs.
/// If a class B inherits from a class A, description of B is drawn
/// on the right side of description of A.
/// Member functions overridden by B are shown in class A with a blue line
/// crossing-out the corresponding member function.
/// The following picture is the class inheritance tree of class TPaveLabel:
///
/// \image html base_object.png

void TObject::DrawClass() const
{
   IsA()->Draw();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Draw a clone of this object in the current selected pad for instance with:
/// `gROOT->SetSelectedPad(gPad)`.

TObject *TObject::DrawClone(Option_t *option) const
{
   TVirtualPad *pad    = gROOT->GetSelectedPad();
   TVirtualPad *padsav = gPad;
   if (pad) pad->cd();

   TObject *newobj = Clone();
   if (!newobj) return 0;
   if (pad) {
      if (strlen(option)) pad->GetListOfPrimitives()->Add(newobj,option);
      else                pad->GetListOfPrimitives()->Add(newobj,GetDrawOption());
      pad->Modified(kTRUE);
      pad->Update();
      if (padsav) padsav->cd();
      return newobj;
   }
   if (strlen(option))  newobj->Draw(option);
   else                 newobj->Draw(GetDrawOption());
   if (padsav) padsav->cd();

   return newobj;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Dump contents of object on stdout.
/// Using the information in the object dictionary (class TClass)
/// each data member is interpreted.
/// If a data member is a pointer, the pointer value is printed
///
/// The following output is the Dump of a TArrow object:
/// ~~~ {.cpp}
///   fAngle                   0           Arrow opening angle (degrees)
///   fArrowSize               0.2         Arrow Size
///   fOption.*fData
///   fX1                      0.1         X of 1st point
///   fY1                      0.15        Y of 1st point
///   fX2                      0.67        X of 2nd point
///   fY2                      0.83        Y of 2nd point
///   fUniqueID                0           object unique identifier
///   fBits                    50331648    bit field status word
///   fLineColor               1           line color
///   fLineStyle               1           line style
///   fLineWidth               1           line width
///   fFillColor               19          fill area color
///   fFillStyle               1001        fill area style
/// ~~~

void TObject::Dump() const
{
   // Get the actual address of the object.
   const void *actual = IsA()->DynamicCast(TObject::Class(),this,kFALSE);
   IsA()->Dump(actual);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Execute method on this object with the given parameter string, e.g.
/// "3.14,1,\"text\"".

void TObject::Execute(const char *method, const char *params, Int_t *error)
{
   if (!IsA()) return;

   Bool_t must_cleanup = TestBit(kMustCleanup);

   gInterpreter->Execute(this, IsA(), method, params, error);

   if (gPad && must_cleanup) gPad->Modified();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Execute method on this object with parameters stored in the TObjArray.
/// The TObjArray should contain an argv vector like:
/// ~~~ {.cpp}
///  argv[0] ... argv[n] = the list of TObjString parameters
/// ~~~

void TObject::Execute(TMethod *method, TObjArray *params, Int_t *error)
{
   if (!IsA()) return;

   Bool_t must_cleanup = TestBit(kMustCleanup);

   gInterpreter->Execute(this, IsA(), method, params, error);

   if (gPad && must_cleanup) gPad->Modified();
}


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Execute action corresponding to an event at (px,py). This method
/// must be overridden if an object can react to graphics events.

void TObject::ExecuteEvent(Int_t, Int_t, Int_t)
{
   // AbstractMethod("ExecuteEvent");
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Must be redefined in derived classes.
/// This function is typically used with TCollections, but can also be used
/// to find an object by name inside this object.

TObject *TObject::FindObject(const char *) const
{
   return 0;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Must be redefined in derived classes.
/// This function is typically used with TCollections, but can also be used
/// to find an object inside this object.

TObject *TObject::FindObject(const TObject *) const
{
   return 0;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Get option used by the graphics system to draw this object.
/// Note that before calling object.GetDrawOption(), you must
/// have called object.Draw(..) before in the current pad.

Option_t *TObject::GetDrawOption() const
{
   if (!gPad) return "";

   TListIter next(gPad->GetListOfPrimitives());
   TObject *obj;
   while ((obj = next())) {
      if (obj == this) return next.GetOption();
   }
   return "";
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Returns name of object. This default method returns the class name.
/// Classes that give objects a name should override this method.

const char *TObject::GetName() const
{
   return IsA()->GetName();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Returns mime type name of object. Used by the TBrowser (via TGMimeTypes
/// class). Override for class of which you would like to have different
/// icons for objects of the same class.

const char *TObject::GetIconName() const
{
   return 0;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Return the unique object id.

UInt_t TObject::GetUniqueID() const
{
   return fUniqueID;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Returns string containing info about the object at position (px,py).
/// This method is typically overridden by classes of which the objects
/// can report peculiarities for different positions.
/// Returned string will be re-used (lock in MT environment).

char *TObject::GetObjectInfo(Int_t px, Int_t py) const
{
   if (!gPad) return (char*)"";
   static char info[64];
   Float_t x = gPad->AbsPixeltoX(px);
   Float_t y = gPad->AbsPixeltoY(py);
   snprintf(info,64,"x=%g, y=%g",gPad->PadtoX(x),gPad->PadtoY(y));
   return info;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Returns title of object. This default method returns the class title
/// (i.e. description). Classes that give objects a title should override
/// this method.

const char *TObject::GetTitle() const
{
   return IsA()->GetTitle();
}


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Execute action in response of a timer timing out. This method
/// must be overridden if an object has to react to timers.

Bool_t TObject::HandleTimer(TTimer *)
{
   return kFALSE;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Return hash value for this object.
///
/// Note: If this routine is overloaded in a derived class, this derived class
/// should also add
/// ~~~ {.cpp}
///    ROOT::CallRecursiveRemoveIfNeeded(*this)
/// ~~~
/// Otherwise, when RecursiveRemove is called (by ~TObject or example) for this
/// type of object, the transversal of THashList and THashTable containers will
/// will have to be done without call Hash (and hence be linear rather than
/// logarithmic complexity).  You will also see warnings like
/// ~~~
/// Error in <ROOT::Internal::TCheckHashRecursiveRemoveConsistency::CheckRecursiveRemove>: The class SomeName overrides TObject::Hash but does not call TROOT::RecursiveRemove in its destructor.
/// ~~~
///

ULong_t TObject::Hash() const
{
   //return (ULong_t) this >> 2;
   const void *ptr = this;
   return TString::Hash(&ptr, sizeof(void*));
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Returns kTRUE if object inherits from class "classname".

Bool_t TObject::InheritsFrom(const char *classname) const
{
   return IsA()->InheritsFrom(classname);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Returns kTRUE if object inherits from TClass cl.

Bool_t TObject::InheritsFrom(const TClass *cl) const
{
   return IsA()->InheritsFrom(cl);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Dump contents of this object in a graphics canvas.
/// Same action as Dump but in a graphical form.
/// In addition pointers to other objects can be followed.
///
/// The following picture is the Inspect of a histogram object:
/// \image html base_inspect.png

void TObject::Inspect() const
{
   gGuiFactory->CreateInspectorImp(this, 400, 200);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Returns kTRUE in case object contains browsable objects (like containers
/// or lists of other objects).

Bool_t TObject::IsFolder() const
{
   return kFALSE;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Default equal comparison (objects are equal if they have the same
/// address in memory). More complicated classes might want to override
/// this function.

Bool_t TObject::IsEqual(const TObject *obj) const
{
   return obj == this;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// The ls function lists the contents of a class on stdout. Ls output
/// is typically much less verbose then Dump().

void TObject::ls(Option_t *option) const
{
   TROOT::IndentLevel();
   std::cout <<"OBJ: " << IsA()->GetName() << "\t" << GetName() << "\t" << GetTitle() << " : ";
   std::cout << Int_t(TestBit(kCanDelete));
   if (option && strstr(option,"noaddr")==0) {
      std::cout <<" at: "<< this ;
   }
   std::cout << std::endl;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// This method must be overridden to handle object notification.

Bool_t TObject::Notify()
{
   return kFALSE;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// This method must be overridden if a class wants to paint itself.
/// The difference between Paint() and Draw() is that when a object
/// draws itself it is added to the display list of the pad in
/// which it is drawn (and automatically redrawn whenever the pad is
/// redrawn). While paint just draws the object without adding it to
/// the pad display list.

void TObject::Paint(Option_t *)
{
   // AbstractMethod("Paint");
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Pop on object drawn in a pad to the top of the display list. I.e. it
/// will be drawn last and on top of all other primitives.

void TObject::Pop()
{
   if (!gPad) return;

   if (this == gPad->GetListOfPrimitives()->Last()) return;

   TListIter next(gPad->GetListOfPrimitives());
   TObject *obj;
   while ((obj = next()))
      if (obj == this) {
         char *opt = StrDup(next.GetOption());
         gPad->GetListOfPrimitives()->Remove((TObject*)this);
         gPad->GetListOfPrimitives()->AddLast(this, opt);
         gPad->Modified();
         delete [] opt;
         return;
      }
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// This method must be overridden when a class wants to print itself.

void TObject::Print(Option_t *) const
{
   std::cout <<"OBJ: " << IsA()->GetName() << "\t" << GetName() << "\t" << GetTitle() << std::endl;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Read contents of object with specified name from the current directory.
/// First the key with the given name is searched in the current directory,
/// next the key buffer is deserialized into the object.
/// The object must have been created before via the default constructor.
/// See TObject::Write().

Int_t TObject::Read(const char *name)
{
   if (gDirectory) return gDirectory->ReadTObject(this,name);
   else            return 0;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Recursively remove this object from a list. Typically implemented
/// by classes that can contain multiple references to a same object.

void TObject::RecursiveRemove(TObject *)
{
}


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Save this object in the file specified by filename.
///
/// - if "filename" contains ".root" the object is saved in filename as root
///   binary file.
///
/// - if "filename" contains ".xml"  the object is saved in filename as a xml
///   ascii file.
///
/// - if "filename" contains ".cc" the object is saved in filename as C code
///   independant from ROOT. The code is generated via SavePrimitive().
///   Specific code should be implemented in each object to handle this
///   option. Like in TF1::SavePrimitive().
///
/// - otherwise the object is written to filename as a CINT/C++ script. The
///   C++ code to rebuild this object is generated via SavePrimitive(). The
///   "option" parameter is passed to SavePrimitive. By default it is an empty
///   string. It can be used to specify the Draw option in the code generated
///   by SavePrimitive.
///
///  The function is available via the object context menu.

void TObject::SaveAs(const char *filename, Option_t *option) const
{
   //==============Save object as a root file===================================
   if (filename && strstr(filename,".root")) {
      if (gDirectory) gDirectory->SaveObjectAs(this,filename,"");
      return;
   }

   //==============Save object as a XML file====================================
   if (filename && strstr(filename,".xml")) {
      if (gDirectory) gDirectory->SaveObjectAs(this,filename,"");
      return;
   }

   //==============Save object as a JSON file================================
   if (filename && strstr(filename,".json")) {
      if (gDirectory) gDirectory->SaveObjectAs(this,filename,option);
      return;
   }

   //==============Save object as a C, ROOT independant, file===================
   if (filename && strstr(filename,".cc")) {
      TString fname;
      if (filename && strlen(filename) > 0) {
         fname = filename;
      } else {
         fname.Form("%s.cc", GetName());
      }
      std::ofstream out;
      out.open(fname.Data(), std::ios::out);
      if (!out.good ()) {
         Error("SaveAs", "cannot open file: %s", fname.Data());
         return;
      }
      ((TObject*)this)->SavePrimitive(out,"cc");
      out.close();
      Info("SaveAs", "cc file: %s has been generated", fname.Data());
      return;
   }

   //==============Save as a C++ CINT file======================================
   TString fname;
   if (filename && strlen(filename) > 0) {
      fname = filename;
   } else {
      fname.Form("%s.C", GetName());
   }
   std::ofstream out;
   out.open(fname.Data(), std::ios::out);
   if (!out.good ()) {
      Error("SaveAs", "cannot open file: %s", fname.Data());
      return;
   }
   out <<"{"<<std::endl;
   out <<"//========= Macro generated from object: "<<GetName()<<"/"<<GetTitle()<<std::endl;
   out <<"//========= by ROOT version"<<gROOT->GetVersion()<<std::endl;
   ((TObject*)this)->SavePrimitive(out,option);
   out <<"}"<<std::endl;
   out.close();
   Info("SaveAs", "C++ Macro file: %s has been generated", fname.Data());
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Save a primitive as a C++ statement(s) on output stream "out".

void TObject::SavePrimitive(std::ostream &out, Option_t * /*= ""*/)
{
   out << "//Primitive: " << GetName() << "/" << GetTitle()
       <<". You must implement " << ClassName() << "::SavePrimitive" << std::endl;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Set drawing option for object. This option only affects
/// the drawing style and is stored in the option field of the
/// TObjOptLink supporting a TPad's primitive list (TList).
/// Note that it does not make sense to call object.SetDrawOption(option)
/// before having called object.Draw().

void TObject::SetDrawOption(Option_t *option)
{
   if (!gPad || !option) return;

   TListIter next(gPad->GetListOfPrimitives());
   delete gPad->FindObject("Tframe");
   TObject *obj;
   while ((obj = next()))
      if (obj == this) {
         next.SetOption(option);
         return;
      }
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Set or unset the user status bits as specified in f.

void TObject::SetBit(UInt_t f, Bool_t set)
{
   if (set)
      SetBit(f);
   else
      ResetBit(f);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Set the unique object id.

void TObject::SetUniqueID(UInt_t uid)
{
   fUniqueID = uid;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Set current style settings in this object
/// This function is called when either TCanvas::UseCurrentStyle
/// or TROOT::ForceStyle have been invoked.

void TObject::UseCurrentStyle()
{
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Write this object to the current directory.
/// The data structure corresponding to this object is serialized.
/// The corresponding buffer is written to the current directory
/// with an associated key with name "name".
///
/// Writing an object to a file involves the following steps:
///
///  - Creation of a support TKey object in the current directory.
///    The TKey object creates a TBuffer object.
///
///  - The TBuffer object is filled via the class::Streamer function.
///
///  - If the file is compressed (default) a second buffer is created to
///    hold the compressed buffer.
///
///  - Reservation of the corresponding space in the file by looking
///    in the TFree list of free blocks of the file.
///
///  - The buffer is written to the file.
///
///  Bufsize can be given to force a given buffer size to write this object.
///  By default, the buffersize will be taken from the average buffer size
///  of all objects written to the current file so far.
///
///  If a name is specified, it will be the name of the key.
///  If name is not given, the name of the key will be the name as returned
///  by GetName().
///
///  The option can be a combination of: kSingleKey, kOverwrite or kWriteDelete
///  Using the kOverwrite option a previous key with the same name is
///  overwritten. The previous key is deleted before writing the new object.
///  Using the kWriteDelete option a previous key with the same name is
///  deleted only after the new object has been written. This option
///  is safer than kOverwrite but it is slower.
///  NOTE: Neither kOverwrite nor kWriteDelete reduces the size of a TFile--
///  the space is simply freed up to be overwritten; in the case of a TTree,
///  it is more complicated. If one opens a TTree, appends some entries,
///  then writes it out, the behaviour is effectively the same. If, however,
///  one creates a new TTree and writes it out in this way,
///  only the metadata is replaced, effectively making the old data invisible
///  without deleting it. TTree::Delete() can be used to mark all disk space
///  occupied by a TTree as free before overwriting its metadata this way.
///  The kSingleKey option is only used by TCollection::Write() to write
///  a container with a single key instead of each object in the container
///  with its own key.
///
///  An object is read from the file into memory via TKey::Read() or
///  via TObject::Read().
///
///  The function returns the total number of bytes written to the file.
///  It returns 0 if the object cannot be written.

Int_t TObject::Write(const char *name, Int_t option, Int_t bufsize) const
{
   TString opt = "";
   if (option & kSingleKey)   opt += "SingleKey";
   if (option & kOverwrite)   opt += "OverWrite";
   if (option & kWriteDelete) opt += "WriteDelete";

   if (gDirectory) return gDirectory->WriteTObject(this,name,opt.Data(),bufsize);
   else {
      const char *objname = "no name specified";
      if (name) objname = name;
      else objname = GetName();
      Error("Write","The current directory (gDirectory) is null. The object (%s) has not been written.",objname);
      return 0;
   }
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Write this object to the current directory. For more see the
/// const version of this method.

Int_t TObject::Write(const char *name, Int_t option, Int_t bufsize)
{
   return ((const TObject*)this)->Write(name, option, bufsize);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Stream an object of class TObject.

void TObject::Streamer(TBuffer &R__b)
{
   if (IsA()->CanIgnoreTObjectStreamer()) return;
   UShort_t pidf;
   if (R__b.IsReading()) {
      R__b.SkipVersion(); // Version_t R__v = R__b.ReadVersion(); if (R__v) { }
      R__b >> fUniqueID;
      R__b >> fBits;
      fBits |= kIsOnHeap;  // by definition de-serialized object is on heap
      if (TestBit(kIsReferenced)) {
         //if the object is referenced, we must read its old address
         //and store it in the ProcessID map in gROOT
         R__b >> pidf;
         pidf += R__b.GetPidOffset();
         TProcessID *pid = R__b.ReadProcessID(pidf);
         if (pid) {
            UInt_t gpid = pid->GetUniqueID();
            if (gpid>=0xff) {
               fUniqueID = fUniqueID | 0xff000000;
            } else {
               fUniqueID = ( fUniqueID & 0xffffff) + (gpid<<24);
            }
            pid->PutObjectWithID(this);
         }
      }
   } else {
      R__b.WriteVersion(TObject::IsA());
      if (!TestBit(kIsReferenced)) {
         R__b << fUniqueID;
         R__b << fBits;
      } else {
         //if the object is referenced, we must save its address/file_pid
         UInt_t uid = fUniqueID & 0xffffff;
         R__b << uid;
         R__b << fBits;
         TProcessID *pid = TProcessID::GetProcessWithUID(fUniqueID,this);
         //add uid to the TRefTable if there is one
         TRefTable *table = TRefTable::GetRefTable();
         if(table) table->Add(uid, pid);
         pidf = R__b.WriteProcessID(pid);
         R__b << pidf;
      }
   }
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Interface to ErrorHandler (protected).

void TObject::DoError(int level, const char *location, const char *fmt, va_list va) const
{
   const char *classname = "UnknownClass";
   if (TROOT::Initialized())
      classname = ClassName();

   ::ErrorHandler(level, Form("%s::%s", classname, location), fmt, va);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Issue info message. Use "location" to specify the method where the
/// warning occurred. Accepts standard printf formatting arguments.

void TObject::Info(const char *location, const char *va_(fmt), ...) const
{
   va_list ap;
   va_start(ap, va_(fmt));
   DoError(kInfo, location, va_(fmt), ap);
   va_end(ap);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Issue warning message. Use "location" to specify the method where the
/// warning occurred. Accepts standard printf formatting arguments.

void TObject::Warning(const char *location, const char *va_(fmt), ...) const
{
   va_list ap;
   va_start(ap, va_(fmt));
   DoError(kWarning, location, va_(fmt), ap);
   va_end(ap);
   if (TROOT::Initialized())
      gROOT->Message(1001, this);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Issue error message. Use "location" to specify the method where the
/// error occurred. Accepts standard printf formatting arguments.

void TObject::Error(const char *location, const char *va_(fmt), ...) const
{
   va_list ap;
   va_start(ap, va_(fmt));
   DoError(kError, location, va_(fmt), ap);
   va_end(ap);
   if (TROOT::Initialized())
      gROOT->Message(1002, this);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Issue system error message. Use "location" to specify the method where
/// the system error occurred. Accepts standard printf formatting arguments.

void TObject::SysError(const char *location, const char *va_(fmt), ...) const
{
   va_list ap;
   va_start(ap, va_(fmt));
   DoError(kSysError, location, va_(fmt), ap);
   va_end(ap);
   if (TROOT::Initialized())
      gROOT->Message(1003, this);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Issue fatal error message. Use "location" to specify the method where the
/// fatal error occurred. Accepts standard printf formatting arguments.

void TObject::Fatal(const char *location, const char *va_(fmt), ...) const
{
   va_list ap;
   va_start(ap, va_(fmt));
   DoError(kFatal, location, va_(fmt), ap);
   va_end(ap);
   if (TROOT::Initialized())
      gROOT->Message(1004, this);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Use this method to implement an "abstract" method that you don't
/// want to leave purely abstract.

void TObject::AbstractMethod(const char *method) const
{
   Warning(method, "this method must be overridden!");
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Use this method to signal that a method (defined in a base class)
/// may not be called in a derived class (in principle against good
/// design since a child class should not provide less functionality
/// than its parent, however, sometimes it is necessary).

void TObject::MayNotUse(const char *method) const
{
   Warning(method, "may not use this method");
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Use this method to declare a method obsolete. Specify as of which version
/// the method is obsolete and as from which version it will be removed.

void TObject::Obsolete(const char *method, const char *asOfVers, const char *removedFromVers) const
{
   const char *classname = "UnknownClass";
   if (TROOT::Initialized())
      classname = ClassName();

   ::Obsolete(Form("%s::%s", classname, method), asOfVers, removedFromVers);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Get status of object stat flag.

Bool_t TObject::GetObjectStat()
{
   return fgObjectStat;
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Turn on/off tracking of objects in the TObjectTable.

void TObject::SetObjectStat(Bool_t stat)
{
   fgObjectStat = stat;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Return destructor only flag

Long_t TObject::GetDtorOnly()
{
   return fgDtorOnly;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Set destructor only flag

void TObject::SetDtorOnly(void *obj)
{
   fgDtorOnly = (Long_t) obj;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Operator delete

void TObject::operator delete(void *ptr)
{
   if ((Long_t) ptr != fgDtorOnly)
      TStorage::ObjectDealloc(ptr);
   else
      fgDtorOnly = 0;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Operator delete []

void TObject::operator delete[](void *ptr)
{
   if ((Long_t) ptr != fgDtorOnly)
      TStorage::ObjectDealloc(ptr);
   else
      fgDtorOnly = 0;
}

#ifdef R__SIZEDDELETE
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Operator delete for sized deallocation.

void TObject::operator delete(void *ptr, size_t size)
{
   if ((Long_t) ptr != fgDtorOnly)
      TStorage::ObjectDealloc(ptr, size);
   else
      fgDtorOnly = 0;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Operator delete [] for sized deallocation.

void TObject::operator delete[](void *ptr, size_t size)
{
   if ((Long_t) ptr != fgDtorOnly)
      TStorage::ObjectDealloc(ptr, size);
   else
      fgDtorOnly = 0;
}
#endif

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Print value overload

std::string cling::printValue(TObject *val) {
   std::ostringstream strm;
   strm << "Name: " << val->GetName() << " Title: " << val->GetTitle();
   return strm.str();
}

#ifdef R__PLACEMENTDELETE
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Only called by placement new when throwing an exception.

void TObject::operator delete(void *ptr, void *vp)
{
   TStorage::ObjectDealloc(ptr, vp);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Only called by placement new[] when throwing an exception.

void TObject::operator delete[](void *ptr, void *vp)
{
   TStorage::ObjectDealloc(ptr, vp);
}
#endif