StringUtils Namespace Reference

Functions
TString	stripExtension (const char *path)
	Remove extension from a file path. More...
void	writeProgress (const char *message, Int_t nTimes)
	Simple implementation of an ASCII progress bar. More...
EnergyValueUnit	formatEnergy (Double_t value)
	Format energy to appropriate unit. Function outputs EnergyValueUnit structure containing energy value converted to the best unit for presenting - TeV, GeV, .. eV. More...
TString	getSafeName (const char *name)
	Get save ROOT object name. More...

Detailed Description

Useful string operations.

Function Documentation

formatEnergy()

EnergyValueUnit StringUtils::formatEnergy

(

Double_t

value

)

Format energy to appropriate unit. Function outputs EnergyValueUnit structure containing energy value converted to the best unit for presenting - TeV, GeV, .. eV.

Parameters

value

Energy value in default Geant4 unit - MeV.

Returns

EnergyValueUnit Structure containing value (double) and unit (std::string).

getSafeName()

TString StringUtils::getSafeName

(

const char *

name

)

Get save ROOT object name.

Function checks if ROOT object with given name exists and appends corresponding index to it avoiding objects with duplicate names.

Parameters

naem	Base name of a new object.

Returns

TString object name with appended index to it

stripExtension()

TString StringUtils::stripExtension

(

const char *

path

)

Remove extension from a file path.

Parameters

path	File name or path.

Returns

File name or path without extension.

writeProgress()

void StringUtils::writeProgress	(	const char *	message,
		Int_t	nTimes
	)

Simple implementation of an ASCII progress bar.

Parameters

message

String explaining what is happening.

Returns

nTimes How many times writeProgress will be called.