#ifndef __JGIZMO__JROOTOBJECT__
#define __JGIZMO__JROOTOBJECT__

#include <string>

#include "TObject.h"
#include "TString.h"

#include "JLang/JPointer.hh"


/**
 * \author mdejong
 */

namespace JGIZMO {}
namespace JPP { using namespace JGIZMO; }

namespace JGIZMO {

  using JLANG::JPointer;

  static const char LABEL_TERMINATOR  =  '&';     //!< label terminator


  /**
   * Auxiliary data structure for TObject with a user defined label.
   */
  class JRootObject :
    public JPointer<TObject>
  {
  public:
    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * \param  __p          pointer to object
     */
    JRootObject(TObject* __p) :
      JLANG::JPointer<TObject>(__p)
    {
      label = get()->GetName();
    }


    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * \param  __p          pointer to object
     * \param  __label      label
     */
    JRootObject(TObject*       __p,
		const TString& __label):
      JLANG::JPointer<TObject>(__p)
    {
      this->label = __label;
    }


    /**
     * Get label.
     *
     * \return              label
     */
    TString getLabel() const
    { 
      TString buffer(this->label);
      
      const Ssiz_t pos = buffer.Last(LABEL_TERMINATOR);

      if (pos != kNPOS) {
	buffer = buffer(0, pos);
      }

      return buffer;
    }


    /**
     * Set label.
     *
     * \param  label        label
     */
    void setLabel(const TString& label)
    { 
      this->label = label;
    }


    /**
     * Draw object.
     */
    void Draw(const std::string& option) const
    { 
      this->get()->Draw(option.c_str());
    }

  protected:
    TString  label; 
  };
}

#endif