ParameterSettings.h

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// @(#)root/mathcore:$Id$
// Author: L. Moneta Thu Sep 21 16:21:48 2006
 
/**********************************************************************
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 * Copyright (c) 2006  LCG ROOT Math Team, CERN/PH-SFT                *
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// Header file for class ParameterSettings
 
#ifndef ROOT_Fit_ParameterSettings
#define ROOT_Fit_ParameterSettings
 
#include <string>
 
#include "Math/Error.h"
 
 
namespace ROOT {
 
   namespace Fit {
 
 
//___________________________________________________________________________________
/**
   Class, describing value, limits and step size of the parameters
   Provides functionality also to set/retrieve values, step sizes, limits and fix the
   parameters.
 
   To be done: add constraints (equality and inequality) as functions of the parameters
 
   @ingroup FitMain
*/
class ParameterSettings {
 
public:
 
   /**
      Default constructor
   */
   ParameterSettings () :
    fValue(0.), fStepSize(0.1), fFix(false),
    fLowerLimit(0.), fUpperLimit(0.), fHasLowerLimit(false), fHasUpperLimit(false),
    fName("")
   {}
 
 
  ///constructor for unlimited named Parameter
   ParameterSettings(const std::string & name, double val, double err) :
    fValue(val), fStepSize(err), fFix(false),
    fLowerLimit(0.), fUpperLimit(0.), fHasLowerLimit(false), fHasUpperLimit(false),
    fName(name)
   {}
 
   ///constructor for double limited Parameter. The given value should be within the given limits [min,max]
   ParameterSettings(const std::string &  name, double val, double err,
                     double min, double max) :
      fValue(val), fStepSize(err), fFix(false),
      fLowerLimit(0.), fUpperLimit(0.), fHasLowerLimit(false), fHasUpperLimit(false),
      fName(name)
   {
      SetLimits(min,max);
   }
 
   ///constructor for fixed Parameter
   ParameterSettings(const std::string &  name, double val) :
    fValue(val), fStepSize(0), fFix(true),
    fLowerLimit(0.), fUpperLimit(0.), fHasLowerLimit(false), fHasUpperLimit(false),
    fName(name)
   {}
 
 
 
 
   /// set value and name (unlimited parameter)
   void Set(const std::string & name, double value, double step) {
      SetName(name);
      SetValue(value);
      SetStepSize(step);
   }
 
   /// set a limited parameter. The given value should be within the given limits [min,max]
   void Set(const std::string & name, double value, double step, double lower, double upper ) {
      SetName(name);
      SetValue(value);
      SetStepSize(step);
      SetLimits(lower,upper);
   }
 
   /// set a fixed parameter
   void Set(const std::string & name, double value) {
      SetName(name);
      SetValue(value);
      Fix();
   }
 
 
   /**
      Destructor (no operations)
   */
   ~ParameterSettings ()  {}
 
   /// copy constructor and assignment operators (leave them to the compiler)
 
public:
 
   /// return parameter value
   double Value() const { return fValue; }
   /// return step size
   double StepSize() const { return fStepSize; }
   /// return lower limit value
   double LowerLimit() const {return fLowerLimit;}
   /// return upper limit value
   double UpperLimit() const {return fUpperLimit;}
   /// check if is fixed
   bool IsFixed() const { return fFix; }
   /// check if parameter has lower limit
   bool HasLowerLimit() const {return fHasLowerLimit; }
   /// check if parameter has upper limit
   bool HasUpperLimit() const {return fHasUpperLimit; }
   /// check if is bound
   bool IsBound() const {   return fHasLowerLimit || fHasUpperLimit;  }
   /// check if is double bound (upper AND lower limit)
   bool IsDoubleBound() const { return fHasLowerLimit && fHasUpperLimit;  }
   /// return name
   const std::string & Name() const { return fName; }
 
   /** interaction **/
 
   /// set name
   void SetName(const std::string & name ) { fName = name; }
 
   /// fix  the parameter
   void Fix() {fFix = true;}
   /// release the parameter
   void Release() {fFix = false;}
   /// set the value
   void SetValue(double val) {fValue = val;}
   /// set the step size
   void SetStepSize(double err) {fStepSize = err;}
   /// set a double side limit,
   /// if low == up the parameter is fixed  if low > up the limits are removed
   /// The current parameter value should be within the given limits [low,up].
   /// If the value is outside the limits, then a new parameter value is set to = (up+low)/2
   void SetLimits(double low, double up) {
 
      if ( low > up ) {
         RemoveLimits();
         return;
      }
      if (low == up && low == fValue) {
         Fix();
         return;
      }
      if (low > fValue || up < fValue) {
         MATH_INFO_MSG("ParameterSettings","lower/upper bounds outside current parameter value. The value will be set to (low+up)/2 ");
         fValue = 0.5 * (up+low);
      }
      fLowerLimit = low;
      fUpperLimit = up;
      fHasLowerLimit = true;
      fHasUpperLimit = true;
   }
   /// set a single upper limit
   void SetUpperLimit(double up) {
    fLowerLimit = 0.;
    fUpperLimit = up;
    fHasLowerLimit = false;
    fHasUpperLimit = true;
   }
   /// set a single lower limit
   void SetLowerLimit(double low) {
      fLowerLimit = low;
      fUpperLimit = 0.;
      fHasLowerLimit = true;
      fHasUpperLimit = false;
   }
 
   /// remove all limit
   void RemoveLimits() {
      fLowerLimit = 0.;
      fUpperLimit = 0.;
      fHasLowerLimit = false;
      fHasUpperLimit = false;
   }
 
 
 
protected:
 
 
private:
 
   double fValue;        // parameter value
   double fStepSize;     // parameter step size (used by minimizer)
   bool fFix;            // flag to control if parameter is fixed
   double fLowerLimit;   // lower parameter limit
   double fUpperLimit;   // upper parameter limit
   bool fHasLowerLimit;  // flag to control lower parameter limit
   bool fHasUpperLimit;  // flag to control upper parameter limit
 
   std::string fName;    // parameter name
 
};
 
   } // end namespace Fit
 
} // end namespace ROOT
 
 
#endif /* ROOT_Fit_ParameterSettings */