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MPI_Type_match_size(3OpenMPI)                    MPI_Type_match_size(3OpenMPI)




NAME

       MPI_Type_match_size - Returns an MPI datatype of a given type and size



SYNTAX


C Syntax

       #include <mpi.h>
       int MPI_Type_match_size(int typeclass, int size,
            MPI_Datatype *type)



Fortran Syntax

       INCLUDE 'mpif.h'
       MPI_TYPE_MATCH_SIZE(TYPECLASS, SIZE, TYPE, IERROR)
            INTEGER   TYPECLASS, SIZE, TYPE, IERROR



C++ Syntax

       #include <mpi.h>
       static MPI::Datatype MPI::Match_size(int typeclass, int size)



INPUT PARAMETERS

       typeclass Generic type specifier (integer).

       size      Size, in bytes, of representation (integer).



OUTPUT PARAMETERS

       type      Datatype with correct type and size (handle).

       IERROR    Fortran only: Error status (integer).



DESCRIPTION

       The  function returns an MPI datatype matching a local variable of type
       (typeclass, size). The returned type is a reference (handle) to a  pre-
       defined named datatype, not a duplicate. This type cannot be freed.

       The  value  of  typeclass  may  be  set  to  one of MPI_TYPECLASS_REAL,
       MPI_TYPECLASS_INTEGER, or MPI_TYPECLASS_COMPLEX, corresponding  to  the
       desired datatype.

       MPI_type_match_size  can  be  used  to obtain a size-specific type that
       matches a Fortran numeric intrinsic type: first call MPI_Sizeof to com-
       pute  the  variable size, then call MPI_Type_match_size to find a suit-
       able datatype. In  C  and  C++,  use  the  sizeof  builtin  instead  of
       MPI_Sizeof.

       It is erroneous to specify a size not supported by the compiler.



ERRORS

       Almost  all MPI routines return an error value; C routines as the value
       of the function and Fortran routines in the last  argument.  C++  func-
       tions  do  not  return  errors.  If the default error handler is set to
       MPI::ERRORS_THROW_EXCEPTIONS, then on error the C++ exception mechanism
       will be used to throw an MPI:Exception object.

       Before  the  error  value is returned, the current MPI error handler is
       called. By default, this error handler aborts the MPI job,  except  for
       I/O   function   errors.   The   error  handler  may  be  changed  with
       MPI_Comm_set_errhandler; the predefined error handler MPI_ERRORS_RETURN
       may  be  used  to cause error values to be returned. Note that MPI does
       not guarantee that an MPI program can continue past an error.

       See the MPI man page for a full list of MPI error codes.



SEE ALSO

       MPI_Sizeof(3), MPI_Type_get_extent(3)




Open MPI 1.2                    September 2006   MPI_Type_match_size(3OpenMPI)

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