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ROOT TMessage objects can hold serialized ROOT objects. They are filled via the write() method: | ROOT TMessage objects can hold serialized ROOT objects. They are filled via the write() method: | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | #include "TH1F.h" | ||
+ | #include "TMessage.h" | ||
+ | // create TMessage object that contains serialized version of hist object | ||
+ | TMessage *tm = new TMessage(kMESS_OBJECT); | ||
+ | tm->WriteObject(some_root_object); | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 30 June 2009
Introduction
ROOT objects can be serialized to a byte array or reconstructed from the byte array quite easily. One reason to do this might be to store or transport ROOT objects in a way not supported by ROOT itself. An example is transport of a ROOT histogram from a producer to a consumer program via the cMsg package, a publish/subscribe messaging system that will be used extensively in the Hall D online monitoring system (see section on Example Programs below).
Serialize
ROOT TMessage objects can hold serialized ROOT objects. They are filled via the write() method:
#include "TH1F.h" #include "TMessage.h" // create TMessage object that contains serialized version of hist object TMessage *tm = new TMessage(kMESS_OBJECT); tm->WriteObject(some_root_object);
Deserialize
Example Programs
cMsgRootProducer.cc,cMsgRootConsumer.cc,Makefile Examples demonstrate transport via cMsg package.