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MPI_Type_get_envelope(3OpenMPI)                                              MPI_Type_get_envelope(3OpenMPI)



NAME
       MPI_Type_get_envelope - Returns informaion about input arguments associated with a data type.


SYNTAX
C Syntax
       #include <mpi.h>
       int MPI_Type_get_envelope(MPI_Datatype datatype, int *num_integers,
            int *num_addresses, int *num_datatypes, int *combiner)


Fortran Syntax
       INCLUDE 'mpif.h'
       MPI_TYPE_GET_ENVELOPE(DATATYPE, NUM_INTEGERS, NUM_ADDRESSES,
                 NUM_DATATYPES, COMBINER, IERROR)
            INTEGER   DATATYPE, NUM_INTEGERS, NUM_ADDRESSES
            INTEGER   NUM_DATATYPES, COMBINER, IERROR


C++ Syntax
       #include <mpi.h>
       void MPI::Datatype::Get_envelope(int& num_integers,
            int& num_addresses, int& num_datatypes,
            int& combiner) const


INPUT PARAMETER
       datatype  Data type to access (handle).


OUTPUT PARAMETERS
       num_integers
                 Number of input integers used in the call constructing combiner (nonnegative integer).

       num_addresses
                 Number of input addresses used in the call constructing combiner (nonnegative integer).

       num_datatypes
                 Number of input data types used in the call constructing combiner (nonnegative integer).

       combiner  Combiner (state).

       IERROR    Fortran only: Error status (integer).


DESCRIPTION
       For  the  given  data type, MPI_Type_get_envelope returns information on the number and type of input
       arguments used in teh call that created the data type. The number-of-arguments values returned can be
       used  to  provide  sufficiently large arrays in the decoding routine MPI_Type_get_contents. This call
       and the meaning of the returned values is described below. The combiner reflects the  MPI  data  type
       constructor call that was used in creating datatype.


NOTES
       These are the values that can be returned in combiner and their associated calls:

       Values                          Associated Calls

       MPI_COMBINER_NAMED              a named predefined data type
       MPI_COMBINER_DUP                MPI_Type_dup
       MPI_COMBINER_CONTIGUOUS         MPI_Type_contiguous
       MPI_COMBINER_VECTOR             MPI_Type_vector
       MPI_COMBINER_HVECTOR_INTEGER    MPI_Type_hvector from Fortran
       MPI_COMBINER_HVECTOR            MPI_Type_hvector from C or C++
                                         and MPI_Type_create for
                                         all languages
       MPI_COMBINER_INDEXED            MPI_Type_indexed
       MPI_COMBINER_HINDEXED_INTEGER   MPI_Type_hindexed from Fortran
       MPI_COMBINER_HINDEXED           MPI_Type_hindexed from C or C++
                                         and MPI_Type_create_hindexed
                                         for all languages
       MPI_COMBINER_INDEXED_BLOCK      MPI_Type_create_indexed_block
       MPI_COMBINER_STRUCT_INTEGER     MPI_Type_struct from Fortran
       MPI_COMBINER_STRUCT             MPI_Type_struct from C or C++
                                         and MPI_Type_create_struct
                                         for all languages
       MPI_COMBINER_SUBARRAY           MPI_Type_create_subarray
       MPI_COMBINER_DARRAY             MPI_Type_create_darray
       MPI_COMBINER_F90_REAL           MPI_Type_create_f90_real
       MPI_COMBINER_F90_COMPLEX        MPI_Type_create_f90_complex
       MPI_COMBINER_F90_INTEGER        MPI_Type_create_f90_integer
       MPI_COMBINER_RESIZED            MPI_Type_create_resized

       If combiner is MPI_COMBINER_NAMED, then datatype is a named predefined data type.

       The  actual  arguments  used  in  the  creation  call  for  a data type can be obtained from the call
       MPI_Type_get_contents.


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++ functions 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 ALSO
       MPI_Type_get_contents




Open MPI 1.2                                   September 2006                MPI_Type_get_envelope(3OpenMPI)

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