NAME¶

MPI_Error_string - Returns a string for a given error code.

SYNTAX¶

C Syntax¶

#include <mpi.h>
int MPI_Error_string(int errorcode, char *string, int *resultlen)

Fortran Syntax¶

USE MPI
! or the older form: INCLUDE 'mpif.h'
MPI_ERROR_STRING(ERRORCODE, STRING, RESULTLEN, IERROR)
	INTEGER		ERRORCODE, RESULTLEN, IERROR
	CHARACTER*(*)	STRING

Fortran 2008 Syntax¶

USE mpi_f08
MPI_Error_string(errorcode, string, resultlen, ierror)
	INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: errorcode
	CHARACTER(LEN=MPI_MAX_ERROR_STRING), INTENT(OUT) :: string
	INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: resultlen
	INTEGER, OPTIONAL, INTENT(OUT) :: ierror

C++ Syntax¶

#include <mpi.h>
void Get_error_string(int errorcode, char* name, int& resultlen)

INPUT PARAMETER¶

errorcode

Error code returned by an MPI routine or an MPI error class.

OUTPUT PARAMETERS¶

string

Text that corresponds to the errorcode.

resultlen

Length of string.

IERROR

Fortran only: Error status (integer).

DESCRIPTION¶

Returns the error string associated with an error code or class. The argument string must represent storage that is at least MPI_MAX_ERROR_STRING characters long.

The number of characters actually written is returned in the output argument, resultlen.

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_Error_class