Index: /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/FileIOLinkDef.h
===================================================================
--- /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/FileIOLinkDef.h	(revision 18001)
+++ /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/FileIOLinkDef.h	(revision 18002)
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
 #pragma link C++ class MWriteRootFile+;
 #pragma link C++ class MWriteFitsFile+;
+#pragma link C++ class MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser+;
 
 #endif
Index: /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser.cc
===================================================================
--- /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser.cc	(revision 18002)
+++ /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser.cc	(revision 18002)
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#include "MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser.h"
+
+ClassImp(MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser);
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Default constructor
+//
+MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser::MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser(
+	const char *name, const char *title)
+{
+    if( name == NULL ){
+    	std::cerr << "MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser::MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser:\n";
+		std::cerr << "The name string is pointing to NULL!\n";
+    	std::exception bad_name;
+        throw bad_name;
+    }else{
+        fName  = name;          
+    }
+
+    fTitle = title ? title : "Parameter container storing a vector of vectors to hold floating numbers";
+}
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// text file parser
+//
+void MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser::ParseCsvFile(
+	const std::string path_to_text_file )
+{
+	// make sure the data Matrix M is wiped out before new data is read.
+	clear();
+
+	std::ifstream csv_input_file( path_to_text_file, std::ifstream::in);
+
+	if( !csv_input_file.is_open() ){
+		// a file which can not be opened must not pass silent!
+		std::exception cant_opne_file;
+    	std::cerr << "MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser::ParseCsvFile:\n";
+		std::cerr << "The file: "<< csv_input_file <<" could no be opened!\n";
+        throw cant_opne_file;	
+	}else{
+		//as long as there are lines in the file:
+		std::string line;
+        while ( getline(csv_input_file, line ) ){
+
+        	std::stringstream line_stream(line);
+        	//line_stream << line;
+        	std::string token;
+			
+			std::vector< double > row;
+        	//as long as there are tokens in a line:
+			while( getline(line_stream, token,',')){
+
+				// remove tailing whitespaces
+				token.erase( 
+					std::remove_if( 
+						token.begin(), 
+						token.end(), 
+						::isspace 
+						),
+				 	token.end() 
+				 );
+
+				row.push_back(pedantic_str2float(token));
+			}
+
+			M.push_back( row );
+        }
+	}
+	csv_input_file.close();
+	filename = path_to_text_file;
+}
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// a pedantic string to float converter
+//
+double MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser::pedantic_str2float(std::string text)const{
+
+	if(text.compare("")==0){
+		std::exception error;
+		std::cerr << "MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser::pedantic_str2float:\n";
+		std::cerr << "Parsing error in file: "<< filename <<"\n";		
+		std::cerr << "The string given to be converted to a flot is empty! \n";
+		throw error;
+	}
+	
+	char * e;
+	double FloatingNumber = std::strtod(text.c_str(), &e);
+	if (*e != 0) {
+		std::exception error;
+    	std::cerr << "MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser::pedantic_str2float:\n";
+  		std::cerr << "Parsing error in file: "<< filename <<"\n";	
+		std::cerr << "The given string: " << text <<" can not be converted \n";
+		std::cerr << "to an floating point number!\n";
+		throw error;
+	}
+	return FloatingNumber;
+}
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// clear the Matrix
+//
+void MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser::clear(){
+	for(unsigned int row=0; row<M.size(); row++){ M[row].clear(); }
+	M.clear();
+}
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// display M for debug usage
+//
+void MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser::prompt()const{
+	std::stringstream info;
+	info << std::fixed << std::setprecision( 4 );
+	info << " ___MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser.prompt()____________________\n";
+	info << "| \n";
+	for(unsigned int row=0; row<M.size(); row++){
+		info << "| "<< row <<" ";
+		for(unsigned int col=0; col<M[row].size(); col++){
+			info << "[" << M[row][col] << "] ";
+		}
+		info << "\n";
+	}
+	info << "|______________________________________________________________\n";
+
+	std::cout << info.str();
+}
Index: /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser.h
===================================================================
--- /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser.h	(revision 18002)
+++ /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser.h	(revision 18002)
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#ifndef MARS_MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser
+#define MARS_MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser
+
+#ifndef MARS_MParContainer
+#include "MParContainer.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ROOT_TObjArray
+#include <TObjArray.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <iostream>     // std::cout
+#include <sstream>
+#include <fstream>      // std::ifstream
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+class MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser : public MParContainer
+{
+private:
+    std::vector< std::vector< double > > M;
+    std::string filename = "";
+    double pedantic_str2float(std::string text)const;
+    void clear();
+public:
+    MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser(const char *name, const char *title);
+    void prompt()const;
+    void ParseCsvFile(const std::string path_to_text_file );
+    ClassDef(MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser, 1) // Parameter container storing a collection of several mirrors (reflector)
+};
+    
+#endif //MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser
Index: /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/Makefile
===================================================================
--- /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/Makefile	(revision 18001)
+++ /branches/MarsFixTimeOffsetBranch/mfileio/Makefile	(revision 18002)
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@
            MWriteFitsFile.cc \
            MTopFitsGroup.cc \
-           MFitsArray.cc
+           MFitsArray.cc \
+           MCsvTextFile2FloatMatrixParser.cc
 
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