+// get the type from the equipment header
+
+ if (!fEvent || !fEquipment || !fEquipment->GetEquipmentHeader()) return -1;
+ return fEquipment->GetEquipmentHeader()->GetEquipmentType();
+}
+
+Int_t AliRawReaderRoot::GetEquipmentId() const
+{
+// get the ID from the equipment header
+
+ if (!fEvent || !fEquipment || !fEquipment->GetEquipmentHeader()) return -1;
+ return fEquipment->GetEquipmentHeader()->GetId();
+}
+
+const UInt_t* AliRawReaderRoot::GetEquipmentAttributes() const
+{
+// get the attributes from the equipment header
+
+ if (!fEvent || !fEquipment || !fEquipment->GetEquipmentHeader()) return NULL;
+ return fEquipment->GetEquipmentHeader()->GetTypeAttribute();
+}
+
+Int_t AliRawReaderRoot::GetEquipmentElementSize() const
+{
+// get the basic element size from the equipment header
+
+ if (!fEvent || !fEquipment || !fEquipment->GetEquipmentHeader()) return 0;
+ return fEquipment->GetEquipmentHeader()->GetBasicSizeType();
+}
+
+Int_t AliRawReaderRoot::GetEquipmentHeaderSize() const
+{
+// get the size of the equipment header (28 bytes by default)
+
+ if (!fEvent || !fEquipment || !fEquipment->GetEquipmentHeader()) return 0;
+ return fEquipment->GetEquipmentHeader()->HeaderSize();
+}
+
+// _________________________________________________________________________
+void AliRawReaderRoot::SwapData(const void* inbuf, const void* outbuf, UInt_t size) {
+ // The method swaps the contents of the
+ // raw-data event header
+ UInt_t intCount = (size+3)/sizeof(UInt_t);
+
+ UInt_t* buf = (UInt_t*) inbuf; // temporary integers buffer
+ for (UInt_t i=0; i<intCount; i++, buf++) {
+ UInt_t value = SwapWord(*buf);
+ if (i==(intCount-1))
+ memcpy((UInt_t*)outbuf+i, &value, size%sizeof(UInt_t));
+ else
+ memcpy((UInt_t*)outbuf+i, &value, sizeof(UInt_t));
+ }
+}
+// _________________________________________________________________________
+
+Bool_t AliRawReaderRoot::ReadHeader()
+{
+// read a data header at the current position
+// returns kFALSE if the data header could not be read