TFitResultPtr not working

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Hi,

In the manual (article TH1, function fit), I read:

[quote] If the option "S" is instead used, TFitResultPtr contains the TFitResult and behaves as a smart
 pointer to it. For example one can do:
 TFitResultPtr r = h->Fit(myFunc,"S");
 TMatrixDSym cov = r->GetCovarianceMatrix();  //  to access the covariance matrix
 Double_t chi2   = r->Chi2(); // to retrieve the fit chi2
 Double_t par0   = r->Parameter(0); // retrieve the value for the parameter 0
 Double_t err0   = r->ParError(0); // retrieve the error for the parameter 0
 r->Print("V");     // print full information of fit including covariance matrix
 r->Write();        // store the result in a file

[/quote]

However, this is not working:

  • r is an object, rather than a pointer to an object so I think the usage of → is already incorrect in the manual
  • When I try to overcome this problem by using “r.” to access the functions of r, I get the error:

This is indeed correct when I watch the manual of the class TFitResultPtr.

Can someone please explain me how I should be using this? I want to know the values of the fit and if the fit succeeded.

Thanks,
Jonathan

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Hi,

I think that there is some misunderstanding.
You can in C++ implement your own arrow operator, as TFitResultPtr does.
root.cern.ch/root/html/TFitResul … operator-_
In this case, the calls performend with “->” are forwarded to the pointee, the TFitResult instance.

Cheers,
Danilo