FAQ
Versioning policy
Since Reflex has moved to ROOT the versioning of Reflex releases
is following the ROOT versioning schema. The first part of the
version number reflects the corresponding ROOT version. The last
number reflects the Reflex version since this ROOT release. E.g.
Reflex-5.08.00.1 is the first Reflex release since ROOT version
5.08.00. Every Reflex release is tagged inside the ROOT cvs repository
with the string "Reflex-<version-number>" where
every "." is replaced
by a "_". e.g. (Reflex-5_08_00_1)
How
to change the Reflex API from SEAL to ROOT
Because the SEAL and ROOT project have differenct source code
coding conventions, the Reflex code had to be adapted the ROOT
conventions when it moved into the ROOT project. Below you will
find some general remarks and detailed information on how to change
the Reflex API from the SEAL to the ROOT coding conventions.
General remarks:
-
Namespace change:
-
Function
names:
-
Iterating over containers:
-
New
iterators for parameter names and defaults for
FunctionMembers, TypeTemplates and MemberTemplates
-
Functions for lookup of
data/function members by name
- changed from "function/dataMember" to "Function/DataMemberByName" and "member" to "memberByName"
-
The
function to get the length of an array has changed from "length" to "ArrayLength"
-
The
following functions have been removed from Object
- - invokeT - use "invoke" together with object
cast instead
- setT - use "set" instead
- getT - use "get" together with "Object_Cast" instead
- field - use "get" instead
-
The function "scope" was
removed from the "Type" and "Member" classes.
- Use function "DeclaringScope" instead which
provides the same functionality
Detailed list of changed/added/removed
functions:
(except the changes where the first letter of the function
name changed to upper case)
class Type
base
|
BaseAt |
baseCount
|
BaseSize |
base_begin
|
Base_Begin |
base_end
|
Base_End |
base_rbegin
|
Base_RBegin |
base_rend
|
Base_REnd |
dataMember
|
DataMemberByName |
dataMember
|
DataMemberAt |
dataMemberCount |
DataMemberSize |
dataMember_begin |
DataMember_Begin |
dataMember_end |
DataMember_End |
dataMember_rbegin |
DataMember_RBegin |
dataMember_rend |
DataMember_REnd |
functionMember |
FunctionMemberByName |
functionMember |
FunctionMemberAt |
functionMemberCount |
FunctionMemberSize |
functionMember_begin |
FunctionMember_Begin |
functionMember_end |
FunctionMember_End |
functionMember_rbegin |
FunctionMember_RBegin |
functionMember_rend |
FunctionMember_REnd |
length |
ArrayLength |
member |
MemberByName |
member |
MemberAt |
memberCount |
MemberSize |
member_begin |
Member_Begin |
member_end |
Member_End |
member_rbegin |
Member_RBegin |
member_rend |
Member_REnd |
memberTemplate |
MemberTemplateAt |
memberTemplateCount |
MemberTemplateSize |
memberTemplate_begin |
MemberTemplate_Begin |
memberTemplate_end |
MemberTemplate_End |
memberTemplate_rbegin |
MemberTemplate_RBegin |
memberTemplate_rend |
MemberTemplate_REnd |
parameter |
FunctionParameterAt |
parameterCount |
FunctionParameterSize |
parameter_begin |
FunctionParameter_Begin |
parameter_end |
FunctionParameter_End |
parameter_rbegin |
FunctionParameter_RBegin |
parameter_rend |
FunctionParameter_REnd |
propertyList |
Properties |
scope |
"removed, use DeclaringScope instead" |
subScope |
SubScopeAt |
subScopeCount |
SubScopeSize |
subScope_begin |
SubScope_Begin |
subScope_end |
SubScope_End |
subScope_rbegin |
SubScope_RBegin |
subScope_rend |
SubScope_REnd |
subType |
SubTypeAt |
subTypeCount |
SubTypeSize |
subType_begin |
SubType_Begin |
subType_end |
SubType_End |
subType_rbegin |
SubType_RBegin |
subType_rend |
SubType_REnd |
templateArgument |
TemplateArgumentAt |
templateArgumentCount |
TemplateArgumentSize |
templateArgument_begin |
TemplateArgumentSize |
templateArgument_end |
TemplateArgument_End |
templateArgument_rbegin |
TemplateArgument_RBegin |
templateArgument_rend |
TemplateArgument_REnd |
type |
TypeAt |
typeCount |
TypeSize |
type_begin |
Type_Begin |
type_end |
Type_End |
type_rbegin |
Type_RBegin |
type_rend |
Type_REnd |
typeTemplate |
SubTypeTemplateAt |
typeTemplateCount |
SubTypeTemplateSize |
typeTemplate_begin |
SubTypeTemplate_Begin |
typeTemplate_end |
SubTypeTemplate_End |
typeTemplate_rbegin |
SubTypeTemplate_RBegin |
typeTemplate_rend |
SubTypeTemplate_REnd |
class Scope
base |
BaseAt |
baseCount |
BaseSize |
base_begin |
Base_Begin |
base_end |
Base_End |
base_rbegin |
Base_RBegin |
base_rend |
Base_REnd |
dataMember |
DataMemberByName |
dataMember |
DataMemberAt |
dataMemberCount |
DataMemberSize |
dataMember_begin |
DataMember_Begin |
dataMember_end |
DataMember_End |
dataMember_rbegin |
DataMember_RBegin |
dataMember_rend |
DataMember_REnd |
functionMember |
FunctionMemberByName |
functionMember |
FunctionMemberAt |
functionMemberCount |
FunctionMemberSize |
functionMember_begin |
FunctionMember_Begin |
functionMember_end |
FunctionMember_End |
functionMember_rbegin |
FunctionMember_RBegin |
functionMember_rend |
FunctionMember_REnd |
member |
MemberByName |
member |
MemberAt |
memberCount |
MemberSize |
member_begin |
Member_Begin |
member_end |
Member_End |
member_rbegin |
Member_RBegin |
member_rend |
Member_REnd |
memberTemplate |
MemberTemplateAt |
memberTemplateCount |
MemberTemplateSize |
memberTemplate_begin |
MemberTemplate_Begin |
memberTemplate_end |
MemberTemplate_End |
memberTemplate_rbegin |
MemberTemplate_RBegin |
memberTemplate_rend |
MemberTemplate_REnd |
propertyList |
Properties |
scope |
ScopeAt |
scopeCount |
ScopeSize |
scope_begin |
Scope_Begin |
scope_end |
Scope_End |
scope_rbegin |
Scope_RBegin |
scope_rend |
Scope_REnd |
subScope |
SubScopeAt |
subScopeCount |
SubScopeSize |
subScope_begin |
SubScope_Begin |
subScope_end |
SubScope_End |
subScope_rbegin |
SubScope_RBegin |
subScope_rend |
SubScope_REnd |
subType |
SubTypeAt |
subTypeCount |
SubTypeSize |
subType_begin |
SubType_Begin |
subType_end |
SubType_End |
subType_rbegin |
SubType_RBegin |
subType_rend |
SubType_REnd |
templateArgument |
TemplateArgumentAt |
templateArgumentCount |
TemplatArgumentSize |
templateArgument_begin |
TemplateArgument_Begin |
templateArgument_end |
TemplateArgument_End |
templateArgument_rbegin |
TemplateArgument_RBegin |
templateArgument_rend |
TemplateArgument_REnd |
typeTemplate |
SubTypeTemplateAt |
typeTemplateCount |
SubTypeTemplateSize |
typeTemplate_begin |
SubTypeTemplate_Begin |
typeTemplate_end |
SubTypeTemplate_End |
typeTemplate_rbegin |
SubTypeTemplate_RBegin |
typeTemplate_rend
|
SubTypeTemplate_REnd |
class Member
parameterCount |
FunctionParameterSize |
parameterDefault |
FunctionParameterDefaultAt |
|
FunctionParameterDefault_Begin |
|
FunctionParameterDefault_End |
|
FunctionParameterDefault_RBegin |
|
FunctionParameterDefault_REnd |
parameterName |
FunctionParameterNameAt |
|
FunctionParameterName_Begin |
|
FunctionParameterName_End |
|
FunctionParameterName_RBegin |
|
FunctionParameterName_REnd |
propertyList |
Properties |
scope |
"removed, use DeclaringScope instead" |
templateArgument |
TemplateArgumentAt |
templateArgumentCount |
TemplateArgumentSize |
templateArgument_begin |
TemplateArgument_Begin |
templateArgument_end
|
TemplateArgument_End |
templateArgument_rbegin |
TemplateArgument_RBegin |
templateArgument_rend |
TemplateArgument_REnd |
type |
TypeOf |
class Object
type |
TypeOf |
field |
"removed, use Get" |
getT |
"removed, use Get with Object_Cast" |
invokeT |
"removed, use Invoke with Object_Cast" |
setT |
"removed, use Set" |
class Base
no changes
class PropertyList
propertyCount |
PropertySize |
class TypeTemplate
instantiation |
TemplateInstanceAt |
instantiationCount |
TemplateInstanceSize |
instantiation_begin |
TemplateInstance_Begin |
instantiation_end |
TemplateInstance_End |
instantiation_rbegin |
TemplateInstance_RBegin |
instantiation_rend |
TemplateInstance_REnd |
parameterCount |
TemplateParameterSize |
parameterDefault |
TemplateParameterDefaultAt |
|
TemplateParameterDefault_Begin |
|
TemplateParameterDefault_End |
|
TemplateParameterDefault_RBegin |
|
TemplateParameterDefault_REnd |
parameterName |
TemplateParameterNameAt |
|
TemplateParameterName_Begin |
|
TemplateParameterName_End |
|
TemplateParameterName_RBegin |
|
TemplateParameterName_REnd |
class MemberTemplate
instantiation |
TemplateInstanceAt |
instantiationCount |
TemplateInstanceSize |
instantiation_begin |
TemplateInstance_Begin |
instantiation_end |
TemplateInstance_End |
instantiation_rbegin |
TemplateInstance_RBegin |
instantiation_rend |
TemplateInstance_REnd |
parameterCount |
TemplateParameterSize |
parameterDefault |
TemplateParameterDefaultAt |
|
TemplateParameterDefault_Begin |
|
TemplateParameterDefault_End |
|
TemplateParameterDefault_RBegin |
|
TemplateParameterDefault_REnd |
parameterName |
TemplateParameterNameAt |
|
TemplateParameterName_Begin |
|
TemplateParameterName_End |
|
TemplateParameterName_RBegin |
|
TemplateParameterName_REnd |
class Any
|