mpi_add_error_string.3

MPI stands for the Message Passing Interface. Written by the MPI Forum (a large committee comprising

.\"Copyright 2006, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Thinking Machines Corporation
.TH MPI_Add_error_string 3OpenMPI "September 2006" "Open MPI 1.2" " "

.SH NAME
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\fBMPI_Add_error_string\fP \- Associates a string with an error code or class

.SH SYNTAX
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.SH C Syntax
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#include <mpi.h>
int MPI_Add_error_string(int \fIerrorcode\fP, char *\fIstring\fP)

.SH Fortran Syntax
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INCLUDE 'mpif.h'
MPI_ADD_ERROR_STRING(\fIERRORCODE, STRING, IERROR\fP)
	INTEGER		\fIERRORCODE, IERROR\fP
	CHARACTER*(*)	\fISTRING\fP 

.SH C++ Syntax
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#include <mpi.h>
void MPI::Add_error_string(int \fIerrorcode\fP, const char* \fIstring\fP)

.SH INPUT PARAMETERS
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.TP 1.4i
errorcode
MPI error class, or an error code returned by an MPI routine (integer).
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.TP 1.4i
string
Text that corresponds to the error code or class (string).

.SH OUTPUT PARAMETER
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.TP 1.4i
IERROR
Fortran only: Error status (integer). 

.SH DESCRIPTION
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This routine associates an error string with an error code or
class. Calling MPI_Add_error_string for an error code or class that
already has an associated error string will replace the old string
with the new one. It is erroneous to call MPI_Add_error_string for an
error value not generated via MPI_Add_error_class or
MPI_Add_error_code (e.g., an error code or class with a value not
greater than MPI_LAST_ERRCODE).

.SH ERRORS
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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.
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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. 

.SH SEE ALSO
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MPI_Add_error_class
MPI_Add_error_code
MPI_Error_class
MPI_Error_string

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