TVirtualGraphPainter.cxx

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// @(#)root/hist:$Id$
// Author: Olivier Couet 20/05/08

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#include "TROOT.h"
#include "TVirtualGraphPainter.h"
#include "TPluginManager.h"
#include "TClass.h"

TVirtualGraphPainter *TVirtualGraphPainter::fgPainter = 0;

ClassImp(TVirtualGraphPainter)

/** \class TVirtualGraphPainter
 \ingroup Hist
 Abstract interface to a histogram painter
*/

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Static function returning a pointer to the current graph painter.
/// If the graph painter does not exist a default painter (singleton) is created.

TVirtualGraphPainter *TVirtualGraphPainter::GetPainter()
{
   // if no painter set yet, create a default painter via the PluginManager
   if (!fgPainter) {
      TPluginHandler *h;
      if ((h = gROOT->GetPluginManager()->FindHandler("TVirtualGraphPainter"))) {
         if (h->LoadPlugin() == -1) return 0;
         fgPainter = (TVirtualGraphPainter*)gROOT->GetClass("TGraphPainter")->New();
      }
   }

   // Create an instance of the graph painter
   return fgPainter;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Static function to set an alternative histogram painter.

void TVirtualGraphPainter::SetPainter(TVirtualGraphPainter *painter)
{
   fgPainter = painter;
}