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/* $Id$ */

//_________________________________________________________________________
// Auxiliary class to 
// help calculate the 
// time of crossing 
// of the threshold by 
// the front edge of the 
// time signal
//
//*-- Author :  Dmitri Peressounko (SUBATECH) 
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// --- ROOT system ---

// --- Standard library ---

// --- AliRoot header files ---
#include "AliEMCALTick.h"

ClassImp(AliEMCALTick)


//____________________________________________________________________________ 
AliEMCALTick::AliEMCALTick()
  : TObject(),
    fTime(0),
    fA(0),
    fB(0)
{
  //ctor
}

//____________________________________________________________________________ 
AliEMCALTick::AliEMCALTick(Float_t time, Float_t a, Float_t slope)
  : TObject(),
    fTime(time),
    fA(a),
    fB(slope)
{
  //ctor
}



//____________________________________________________________________________ 
Int_t AliEMCALTick::Compare(const TObject * obj) const 
{
  // compares time values
  if(obj->InheritsFrom("AliEMCALTick")){
    AliEMCALTick * tick = (AliEMCALTick *) obj ;
    if(fTime < tick->fTime)
      return -1 ;
    else
      if(fTime == tick->fTime)
	return 0 ;
      else
	return 1 ;
  }
  else
    return 1 ;
} 
//____________________________________________________________________________
void AliEMCALTick::operator+=(AliEMCALTick const & tick) 
{
  // Adds the amplitude of digits and completes the list of primary particles
  // if amplitude is larger than 
    
  fA = fA + fB*(tick.fTime - fTime) + tick.fA ;
  fB = fB + tick.fB ;
  if(tick.fTime > fTime) 
    fTime = tick.fTime ;
  
}