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Differences between /externals/g4tools/include/tools/rroot/buffer (Version 11.3.0) and /externals/g4tools/include/tools/rroot/buffer (Version 10.0.p1)


  1 // Copyright (C) 2010, Guy Barrand. All rights    
  2 // See the file tools.license for terms.          
  3                                                   
  4 #ifndef tools_rroot_buffer                        
  5 #define tools_rroot_buffer                        
  6                                                   
  7 #include "rbuf"                                   
  8 #include "ifac"                                   
  9 #include "iro"                                    
 10 #include "../sout"                                
 11 #include "../mapmanip"                            
 12 #ifdef TOOLS_MEM                                  
 13 #include "../mem"                                 
 14 #endif                                            
 15                                                   
 16 #include <string>                                 
 17 #include <vector>                                 
 18 #include <ostream>                                
 19 #include <utility>                                
 20                                                   
 21 // in TOOLS_STL, we don't have (yet) a perform    
 22                                                   
 23 #ifdef tools_stl_vector                           
 24 #define TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_HASH_TABLE            
 25 //#define TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_OMAP                
 26 #else                                             
 27 #define TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_STD_MAP               
 28 #endif                                            
 29                                                   
 30 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_STD_MAP                
 31 #include <map>                                    
 32 #endif                                            
 33 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_OMAP                   
 34 #include "../omap"                                
 35 #endif                                            
 36 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_HASH_TABLE             
 37 #include "../hash_table"                          
 38 #include "../hash"                                
 39 #endif                                            
 40                                                   
 41 namespace tools {                                 
 42 namespace rroot {                                 
 43                                                   
 44 class buffer : public rbuf {                      
 45   typedef rbuf parent;                            
 46                                                   
 47   static const std::string& s_class() {           
 48     static const std::string s_v("tools::rroot    
 49     return s_v;                                   
 50   }                                               
 51                                                   
 52 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_STD_MAP                
 53   typedef std::map<uint32,iro*> obj_map;          
 54 #endif                                            
 55 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_OMAP                   
 56   typedef omap<uint32,iro*> obj_map;              
 57 #endif                                            
 58 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_HASH_TABLE             
 59   class obj_map : public hash_table<uint32,iro    
 60     typedef hash_table<uint32,iro*> parent;       
 61   protected:                                      
 62     virtual unsigned int hash(const uint32& a_    
 63       return hash(&a_key,sizeof(uint32));         
 64     }                                             
 65     virtual bool cmp(const uint32& a_key1,cons    
 66       return a_key1==a_key2?true:false;           
 67     }                                             
 68   public:                                         
 69     obj_map():parent(){}                          
 70     virtual ~obj_map(){}                          
 71   private:                                        
 72     obj_map(const obj_map& a_from):parent(a_fr    
 73     obj_map& operator=(const obj_map& a_from){    
 74       parent::operator=(a_from);                  
 75       return *this;                               
 76     }                                             
 77   };                                              
 78 #endif                                            
 79                                                   
 80 public:                                           
 81   buffer(std::ostream& a_out,bool a_byte_swap,    
 82   :parent(a_out,a_byte_swap,a_buffer+a_size,m_    
 83   ,m_byte_swap(a_byte_swap)                       
 84   ,m_verbose(a_verbose)                           
 85   //,m_verbose(true)                              
 86   ,m_size(a_size)     //expect a not zero size    
 87   ,m_buffer(a_buffer) //don't get ownership.      
 88   ,m_pos(a_buffer)                                
 89   ,m_klen(a_klen) //to compute refs (used in r    
 90 //,m_map_objs(false)                              
 91   ,m_map_objs(true)                               
 92   {                                               
 93 #ifdef TOOLS_MEM                                  
 94     mem::increment(s_class().c_str());            
 95 #endif                                            
 96   }                                               
 97   virtual ~buffer(){                              
 98     m_objs.clear();                               
 99 #ifdef TOOLS_MEM                                  
100     mem::decrement(s_class().c_str());            
101 #endif                                            
102   }                                               
103 protected:                                        
104   buffer(const buffer& a_from)                    
105   :parent(a_from.m_out,a_from.m_byte_swap,0,m_    
106   ,m_byte_swap(a_from.m_byte_swap)                
107   ,m_map_objs(a_from.m_map_objs)                  
108   {                                               
109 #ifdef TOOLS_MEM                                  
110     mem::increment(s_class().c_str());            
111 #endif                                            
112   }                                               
113   buffer& operator=(const buffer&){return *thi    
114 public:                                           
115   bool byte_swap() const {return m_byte_swap;}    
116   bool verbose() const {return m_verbose;}        
117                                                   
118   void set_offset(unsigned int a_off) {m_pos =    
119                                                   
120   //char* buffer() const {return m_buffer;}       
121   uint32 length() const {return uint32(m_pos-m    
122   uint32 size() const {return m_size;}            
123                                                   
124   void set_map_objs(bool a_value) {m_map_objs     
125   bool map_objs() const {return m_map_objs;}      
126 protected:                                        
127   // on first_int :                               
128   static uint32 kNullTag() {return 0;}            
129   static uint32 kByteCountMask() {return 0x400    
130   // on tag :                                     
131   static uint32 kNewClassTag() {return 0xFFFFF    
132   static uint32 kClassMask() {return 0x8000000    
133   static uint32 kMapOffset() {return 2;}          
134   static short kByteCountVMask() {return 0x400    
135                                                   
136   bool read_class_tag(std::string& a_class) {     
137     a_class.clear();                              
138                                                   
139     uint32 tag;                                   
140     if(!parent::read(tag)) return false;          
141                                                   
142     if(tag==kNewClassTag()) {                     
143       char _s[80];                                
144       if(!read_string(_s, 80)) {                  
145         m_out << "tools::rroot::read_class_tag    
146               << " read string." << std::endl;    
147         return false;                             
148       }                                           
149       //m_out << "tools::rroot::read_class_tag    
150       //      << " tag kNewClassTag"              
151       //      << " class " << _s                  
152       //      << std::endl;                       
153       a_class = _s;                               
154       return true;                                
155                                                   
156     } else if(tag & kClassMask()) {               
157       //m_out << "tools::rroot::read_class_tag    
158       //      << " tag & kClassMask"              
159       //      << " ref " << (uint32)(tag & ~kC    
160       //      << " recurse..."                    
161       //      << std::endl;                       
162                                                   
163       unsigned int cl_offset = (tag & ~kClassM    
164       cl_offset -= kMapOffset();                  
165       cl_offset -= m_klen;                        
166       char* old_pos = m_pos;                      
167       m_pos = m_buffer + cl_offset;               
168       //std::string scls;                         
169       //uint32 ref;                               
170       if(!read_class_tag(a_class)) return fals    
171       m_pos = old_pos;                            
172                                                   
173       return true;                                
174                                                   
175     } else {                                      
176                                                   
177       std::ios::fmtflags old_flags = m_out.fla    
178       m_out << "tools::rroot::read_class_tag :    
179             << " tag unknown case ! "             
180             << tag << " hex " << std::hex << t    
181             << std::endl;                         
182       m_out.flags(old_flags);                     
183                                                   
184       return false;                               
185     }                                             
186   }                                               
187                                                   
188   bool read_class(std::string& a_class,uint32&    
189     //m_verbose = true;                           
190     a_class.clear();                              
191     a_bcnt = 0;                                   
192     a_is_ref = false;                             
193                                                   
194     //uint32 fVersion = 0;       //Buffer form    
195                                                   
196     // read byte count and/or tag (older files    
197     uint32 first_int = 0;                         
198     if(!parent::read(first_int)) return false;    
199                                                   
200     if(m_verbose) {                               
201       std::ios::fmtflags old_flags = m_out.fla    
202       m_out << "tools::rroot::read_class :"       
203             << " first_int " << std::hex << fi    
204             << std::endl;                         
205       m_out.flags(old_flags);                     
206     }                                             
207                                                   
208     if(first_int==kNullTag()) { //GB              
209       if(m_verbose) {                             
210         m_out << "tools::rroot::read_class :"     
211               << " first_int is kNullTag."        
212               << std::endl;                       
213       }                                           
214       a_bcnt = 0;                                 
215       return true;                                
216                                                   
217   //} else if(first_int==kNewClassTag()) { //     
218     } else if(first_int & kByteCountMask()) {     
219       // at write :                               
220       //   skip int to store bcnt.                
221       // + write class                            
222       //     if(!write((clIdx | Rio_kClassMask    
223       //   or                                     
224       //     if(!write(Rio_kNewClassTag)) retu    
225       // + write object                           
226       // + set byte cnt (cnt|kByteCountMask())    
227                                                   
228       if(m_verbose) {                             
229         m_out << "tools::rroot::read_class :"     
230               << " first_int & kByteCountMask.    
231               << std::endl;                       
232       }                                           
233                                                   
234       uint32 bef_tag = uint32(m_pos-m_buffer);    
235       //fVersion = 1;                             
236                                                   
237       std::string scls;                           
238       if(!read_class_tag(scls)) return false;     
239       if(scls.empty()) {                          
240         m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read_c    
241               << " read_class_tag did not find    
242               << std::endl;                       
243         return false;                             
244       }                                           
245                                                   
246       a_class = std::move(scls);                  
247       a_bcnt = (first_int & ~kByteCountMask())    
248                                                   
249       if(m_verbose) {                             
250         m_out << "tools::rroot::read_class :"     
251               << " kNewClassTag : read class n    
252               << " a_bcnt " << a_bcnt             
253               << " bef_tag " << bef_tag           
254               << "." << std::endl;                
255       }                                           
256                                                   
257       return true;                                
258                                                   
259     } else {                                      
260       if(m_verbose) {                             
261         std::ios::fmtflags old_flags = m_out.f    
262         m_out << "tools::rroot::read_class :"     
263               << " first_int " << std::hex <<     
264                << ". first_int is position tow    
265                << std::endl;                      
266         m_out.flags(old_flags);                   
267       }                                           
268       a_bcnt = first_int; //pos toward object.    
269       a_is_ref = true;                            
270       a_class.clear();                            
271       return true;                                
272     }                                             
273                                                   
274     return false;                                 
275   }                                               
276 public:                                           
277   void remove_in_map(iro* a_obj) {                
278 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_HASH_TABLE             
279     m_out << "tools::rroot::remove_in_map : du    
280 #else                                             
281     find_and_remove_value(m_objs,a_obj);          
282 #endif                                            
283   }                                               
284   bool read_object(ifac& a_fac,const ifac::arg    
285     a_obj = 0;                                    
286     a_created = false;                            
287                                                   
288     //m_out << "debug : tools::rroot::buffer::    
289                                                   
290     // before reading object save start positi    
291     uint32 startpos = (uint32)(m_pos-m_buffer)    
292                                                   
293     uint32 bcnt;                                  
294     std::string sclass;                           
295     bool is_ref;                                  
296     if(!read_class(sclass,bcnt,is_ref)) {         
297       m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read_obj    
298             << " can't read class." << std::en    
299       return false;                               
300     }                                             
301     //::printf("debug : %d\n",length()-startpo    
302                                                   
303     if(m_verbose) {                               
304       m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read_obj    
305             << " class " << sout(sclass) << ",    
306             << ", bcnt " << bcnt                  
307             << std::endl;                         
308     }                                             
309                                                   
310     if(is_ref) { //bcnt is the position toward    
311       //m_out << "debug : tools::rroot::buffer    
312                                                   
313       unsigned int obj_offset = bcnt;             
314       obj_offset -= kMapOffset();                 
315       obj_offset -= m_klen;                       
316                                                   
317       if(!m_map_objs) {                           
318         m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read_o    
319               << " class " << sout(sclass) <<     
320               << std::endl;                       
321       }                                           
322                                                   
323       if(m_map_objs) {                            
324 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_HASH_TABLE             
325         if(m_objs.find(obj_offset,a_obj)) {       
326           //m_out << "debug : tools::rroot::bu    
327           return true;                            
328         }                                         
329 #else                                             
330         obj_map::const_iterator it = m_objs.fi    
331         if(it!=m_objs.end()) {                    
332           a_obj = (*it).second;                   
333           //::printf("debug : find : %d %lu\n"    
334           //stay at current m_pos ?               
335           return true;                            
336         }                                         
337 #endif                                            
338       }                                           
339                                                   
340      {char* old_pos = m_pos;                      
341                                                   
342       m_pos = m_buffer + obj_offset;              
343                                                   
344       uint32 first_int;                           
345       if(!parent::read(first_int)) {              
346         m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read_o    
347         return false;                             
348       }                                           
349       if(first_int & kByteCountMask()) {          
350         std::string scls;                         
351         if(!read_class_tag(scls)) {               
352           m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read    
353           return false;                           
354   }                                               
355         if(scls.empty()) {                        
356           m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read    
357                 << " read_class_tag did not fi    
358                 << std::endl;                     
359           return false;                           
360         }                                         
361                                                   
362         //m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read    
363         //      << " is_ref : class " << sout(    
364         //      << std::endl;                     
365                                                   
366         iro* obj = a_fac.create(scls,a_args);     
367         if(!obj) {                                
368           m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read    
369                 << " of class " << sout(sclass    
370     return false;                                 
371   }                                               
372                                                   
373         if(m_map_objs) {                          
374           //must be done before stream()          
375 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_HASH_TABLE             
376           if(!m_objs.insert(obj_offset,obj)) {    
377             m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::re    
378                   << " map insert failed."        
379                   << std::endl;                   
380           }                                       
381 #else                                             
382           m_objs[obj_offset] = obj;               
383 #endif                                            
384         }                                         
385                                                   
386         if(!obj->stream(*this)) {                 
387           m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read    
388                 << " is_ref : streamed failed     
389                 << std::endl;                     
390           //restore a good buffer position :      
391           //m_pos = m_buffer+startpos+sizeof(u    
392           delete obj;                             
393           return false;                           
394         }                                         
395                                                   
396         //m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read    
397         //      << " is_ref : streamed ok for     
398         //      << std::endl;                     
399                                                   
400         a_obj = obj;                              
401         a_created = true;                         
402                                                   
403       } else {                                    
404         m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read_o    
405               << " is_ref : zzz"                  
406               << std::endl;                       
407       }                                           
408                                                   
409       m_pos = old_pos;}                           
410                                                   
411       // in principle at this point m_pos shou    
412       //   m_buffer+startpos+sizeof(unsigned i    
413       // but enforce it anyway :                  
414       m_pos = m_buffer+startpos+sizeof(unsigne    
415       //check_byte_count(startpos,0,sclass) wo    
416                                                   
417       //a_obj = ???                               
418                                                   
419     } else {                                      
420       if(sclass.empty()) {                        
421         //m_out << "debug : tools::rroot::buff    
422                                                   
423         m_pos = m_buffer+startpos+bcnt+sizeof(    
424                                                   
425       } else {                                    
426         //m_out << "debug : tools::rroot::buff    
427                                                   
428         // Being not a ref, it must NOT be in     
429         // We gain a lot by not doing the belo    
430 /*                                                
431         if(m_map_objs) {                          
432 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_HASH_TABLE             
433           if(m_objs.find(startpos,a_obj)) retu    
434 #else                                             
435           obj_map::const_iterator it = m_objs.    
436           if(it!=m_objs.end()) {                  
437             a_obj = (*it).second;                 
438             ::printf("debug : find xxx : %d %l    
439             //stay at current m_pos ?             
440             return true;                          
441           }                                       
442 #endif                                            
443         }                                         
444 */                                                
445                                                   
446         iro* obj = a_fac.create(sclass,a_args)    
447         if(!obj) {                                
448           m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read    
449                 << " of class " << sout(sclass    
450           return false;                           
451         }                                         
452         //m_out << "debug : tools::rroot::buff    
453                                                   
454         if(m_map_objs) {                          
455           //must be done before stream()          
456 #ifdef TOOLS_RROOT_OBJ_MAP_HASH_TABLE             
457           if(!m_objs.insert(startpos,obj)) {      
458             m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::re    
459                   << " map insert failed."        
460                   << std::endl;                   
461           }                                       
462 #else                                             
463           m_objs[startpos] = obj;                 
464 #endif                                            
465         }                                         
466                                                   
467         //::printf("debug : map : %d %lu\n",st    
468                                                   
469         //NOTE : if class ref, "up there"-star    
470         if(!obj->stream(*this)) {                 
471           m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read    
472                 << " for object of class " <<     
473           //restore a good buffer position :      
474           //m_pos = m_buffer+startpos+bcnt+siz    
475           delete obj;                             
476           return false;                           
477         }                                         
478                                                   
479         //NOTE : if obj stream ok, the below l    
480         //m_pos = m_buffer+startpos+bcnt+sizeo    
481                                                   
482         if(!check_byte_count(startpos,bcnt,scl    
483           m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read    
484                 << " check_byte_count failed "    
485                 << "for object of class "         
486                 << sout(sclass) << "." << std:    
487           delete obj;                             
488           return false;                           
489         }                                         
490                                                   
491         a_obj = obj;                              
492         a_created = true;                         
493       }                                           
494                                                   
495     }                                             
496                                                   
497     if(m_verbose) {                               
498       m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::read_obj    
499     }                                             
500                                                   
501     return true;                                  
502   }                                               
503 public:                                           
504   bool read_version(short& a_version){            
505     // Read class version from I/O buffer.        
506     // Is read a short or three shorts.           
507     a_version = 0;                                
508     short version = 0;                            
509     // not interested in byte count               
510     if(!parent::read(version)) return false;      
511                                                   
512     // if this is a byte count, then skip next    
513     if(version & kByteCountVMask()) {             
514       if(!parent::read(version)) return false;    
515       if(!parent::read(version)) return false;    
516     }                                             
517                                                   
518     a_version = version;                          
519     return true;                                  
520   }                                               
521                                                   
522   bool read_version(short& a_version,uint32& a    
523     // Read class version from I/O buffer.        
524     // Is read one or three shorts.               
525     a_version = 0;                                
526     a_start_pos = 0;                              
527     a_byte_count = 0;                             
528                                                   
529     short version = 0;                            
530                                                   
531     // before reading object save start positi    
532     uint32 startpos = (uint32)(m_pos-m_buffer)    
533                                                   
534     // read byte count (older files don't have    
535     // byte count is packed in two individual     
536     // backward compatible with old files that    
537     // only a single short (i.e. the version)     
538     union {                                       
539       unsigned int cnt;                           
540       short vers[2];                              
541     } v;                                          
542                                                   
543     if(m_byte_swap) {                             
544       if(!parent::read(v.vers[1])) return fals    
545       if(!parent::read(v.vers[0])) return fals    
546     } else {                                      
547       if(!parent::read(v.vers[0])) return fals    
548       if(!parent::read(v.vers[1])) return fals    
549     }                                             
550                                                   
551     // no bytecount, backup and read version      
552     uint32 bcnt = 0;                              
553     if(v.cnt & kByteCountMask()) {                
554       bcnt = (v.cnt & ~kByteCountMask());         
555     } else {                                      
556       m_pos -= sizeof(unsigned int);              
557     }                                             
558     if(!parent::read(version)) return false;      
559     //printf("Reading version=%d at pos=%d, by    
560     //version,*startpos,*bcnt);                   
561                                                   
562     a_version = version;                          
563     a_start_pos = startpos;                       
564     a_byte_count = bcnt;                          
565                                                   
566     return true;                                  
567   }                                               
568                                                   
569   bool check_byte_count(uint32 a_start_pos,uin    
570     if(!a_byte_count) return true;                
571                                                   
572     size_t len = a_start_pos + a_byte_count +     
573                                                   
574     size_t diff = size_t(m_pos-m_buffer);         
575                                                   
576     if(diff==len) return true;                    
577                                                   
578     if(diff<len) {                                
579       m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::check_by    
580             << " object of class " << sout(a_s    
581             << " read too few bytes ("            
582             << long_out(long(len-diff)) << " m    
583             << std::endl;                         
584     }                                             
585     if(diff>len) {                                
586       m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::check_by    
587             << " object of class " << sout(a_s    
588             << " read too many bytes ("           
589             << long_out(long(diff-len)) << " i    
590     }                                             
591                                                   
592     m_out << "tools::rroot::buffer::check_byte    
593           << " " << sout(a_store_cls)             
594           << " streamer not in sync with data     
595           << std::endl;                           
596                                                   
597     m_pos = m_buffer+len;                         
598                                                   
599     return false;                                 
600   }                                               
601 protected:                                        
602   bool read_string(char* a_string,uint32 a_max    
603     // Read string from I/O buffer. String is     
604     // found or till max-1 characters are read    
605     // bytes allocated).                          
606     int nr = 0;                                   
607     while (nr < int(a_max-1)) {                   
608       char ch;                                    
609       if(!parent::read(ch)) return false;         
610       // stop when 0 read                         
611       if(ch == 0) break;                          
612       a_string[nr++] = ch;                        
613     }                                             
614     a_string[nr] = 0;                             
615     return true;                                  
616   }                                               
617 protected:                                        
618   // buffer objects cannot be copied or assign    
619   //void checkCount(unsigned int);                
620   //unsigned int checkObject(unsigned int,cons    
621 protected:                                        
622   bool m_byte_swap;                               
623   bool m_verbose;                                 
624   uint32 m_size;                                  
625   char* m_buffer;                                 
626   char* m_pos;                                    
627   uint32 m_klen; //GB                             
628   bool m_map_objs;                                
629   obj_map m_objs;                                 
630 };                                                
631                                                   
632 inline bool dummy_TXxx_pointer_stream(buffer&     
633   ifac::args args;                                
634   iro* obj;                                       
635   bool created;                                   
636   bool status = a_buffer.read_object(a_fac,arg    
637   if(obj) {                                       
638     if(created) {                                 
639       if(a_buffer.map_objs()) a_buffer.remove_    
640       delete obj;                                 
641     }                                             
642   }                                               
643   return status;                                  
644 }                                                 
645                                                   
646 template <class T>                                
647 inline bool pointer_stream(buffer& a_buffer,      
648                            ifac& a_fac,ifac::a    
649                            const std::string&     
650                            T*& a_obj,bool& a_c    
651   iro* obj;                                       
652   if(!a_buffer.read_object(a_fac,a_args,obj,a_    
653     a_buffer.out() << "tools::rroot::pointer_s    
654     a_obj = 0;                                    
655     a_created = false;                            
656     return false;                                 
657   }                                               
658   if(!obj) {                                      
659     a_obj = 0;                                    
660     a_created = false;                            
661   } else {                                        
662     a_obj = (T*)obj->cast(a_T_class);             
663     if(!a_obj) {                                  
664       a_buffer.out() << "tools::rroot::pointer    
665                      << " tools::cast to " <<     
666                      << ". Object is a " << ob    
667                      << std::endl;                
668       if(a_created) delete obj;                   
669       a_created = false;                          
670       return false;                               
671     }                                             
672   }                                               
673   return true;                                    
674 }                                                 
675                                                   
676 template <class T>                                
677 inline bool pointer_stream(buffer& a_buffer,      
678                            ifac& a_fac,ifac::a    
679                            cid a_T_class,         
680                            T*& a_obj,bool& a_c    
681   iro* obj;                                       
682   if(!a_buffer.read_object(a_fac,a_args,obj,a_    
683     a_buffer.out() << "tools::rroot::pointer_s    
684     a_obj = 0;                                    
685     a_created = false;                            
686     return false;                                 
687   }                                               
688   if(!obj) {                                      
689     a_obj = 0;                                    
690     a_created = false;                            
691   } else {                                        
692     a_obj = (T*)obj->cast(a_T_class);             
693     if(!a_obj) {                                  
694       a_buffer.out() << "tools::rroot::pointer    
695                      << " tools::cast to " <<     
696                      << ". Object is a " << ob    
697                      << std::endl;                
698       if(a_created) delete obj;                   
699       a_created = false;                          
700       return false;                               
701     }                                             
702   }                                               
703   return true;                                    
704 }                                                 
705                                                   
706 template <class T>                                
707 inline bool pointer_stream(buffer& a_buffer,if    
708   //return pointer_stream(a_buffer,a_fac,a_arg    
709   return pointer_stream(a_buffer,a_fac,a_args,    
710 }                                                 
711                                                   
712 template <class T>                                
713 inline bool fixed_array_stream(buffer& a_buffe    
714   delete [] a_v;                                  
715   a_v = 0;                                        
716   char is_array;                                  
717   if(!a_buffer.read(is_array)) return false;      
718   if(!is_array) return true;                      
719   if(!a_n) return true;                           
720   a_v = new T[a_n];                               
721   if(!a_buffer.read_fast_array<T>(a_v,a_n)) {     
722     delete [] a_v;                                
723     a_v = 0;                                      
724     return false;                                 
725   }                                               
726   return true;                                    
727 }                                                 
728                                                   
729 }}                                                
730                                                   
731 #endif