Which fit status is reliable?

[NgJunKai]

we can get the fit status (integer, bool and string) as indicated in the following code.

TFitResultPtr r = h->Fit(myFunc,opt);
Int_t fitStatus = r;
TString minuit_status_string = gMinuit->fCstatu;
bool isValid = r->IsValid();

however, there are several situations where

1. r=4140 (i believe it is a problem) but string=SUCCESSFUL
2. r=4000', string=SUCCESSFUL` but plotting out the fit revealed it is problematic.
   as i am fitting alot of data, i cannot afford to check all the fits. I want a reliable way to tell if a particular fit is OK.

my question is: which one is the reliable one ?

[Eddy_Offermann]

@NgJunKai

TFitResultPtr

TFitResultPtr is pointer to a class and should not be cast into an int. See its usage for instance here.

[Wile_E_Coyote]

@Eddy_Offermann ROOT: TFitResultPtr Class Reference

[Eddy_Offermann]

I guess I am not reliable

[NgJunKai]

sorry but let’s dont deviate from the topic…
i am not asking what is the reliable way to pull out the fit status.
what i am asking is “is there the most reliable fit status out of many fit status that we could possbily pull out after a fit is done”

[Wile_E_Coyote]

@NgJunKai ROOT: TH1 Class Reference
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