.\"Copyright 2006-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
.\"Copyright (c) 1996 Thinking Machines
.TH MPI_Comm_create_keyval 3 "Dec 08, 2009" "1.4" "Open MPI"
.SH NAME
\fBMPI_Comm_create_keyval\fP \- Generates a new attribute key. 

.SH SYNTAX
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.SH C Syntax
.nf
#include <mpi.h>
int MPI_Comm_create_keyval(MPI_Comm_copy_attr_function 
	*\fIcomm_copy_attr_fn\fP, MPI_Comm_delete_attr_function 
	*\fIcomm_delete_attr_fn\fP, int *\fIcomm_keyval\fP, 
	void *\fIextra_state\fP) 

.SH Fortran Syntax (see FORTRAN 77 NOTES)
.nf
INCLUDE 'mpif.h'
MPI_COMM_CREATE_KEYVAL(\fICOMM_COPY_ATTR_FN, COMM_DELETE_ATTR_FN, 
	COMM_KEYVAL, EXTRA_STATE, IERROR\fP)

    EXTERNAL \fICOMM_COPY_ATTR_FN, COMM_DELETE_ATTR_FN\fP
    INTEGER \fICOMM_KEYVAL, IERROR \fP
    INTEGER(KIND=MPI_ADDRESS_KIND) \fIEXTRA_STATE\fP

.SH C++ Syntax
.nf
#include <mpi.h>
static in MPI::Comm::Create_keyval(MPI::Comm::Copy_attr_function*
	\fIcomm_copy_attr_fn\fP,
	MPI::Comm::Delete_attr_function* \fIcomm_delete_attr_fn\fP,
	void* \fIextra_state\fP)

.SH INPUT PARAMETERS
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.TP 1i
comm_copy_attr_fn
Copy callback function for \fIcomm_keyval\fP (function).
.TP 1i
comm_delete_attr_fn
Delete callback function for \fIcomm_keyval\fP (function).
.TP 1i
extra_state
Extra state for callback functions.

.SH OUTPUT PARAMETER
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.TP 1i
comm_keyval
Key value for future access (integer).
.TP 1i
IERROR
Fortran only: Error status (integer). 

.SH DESCRIPTION
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This function replaces MPI_Keyval_create, the use of which is deprecated. The C binding is identical. The Fortran binding differs in that \fIextra_state\fP is an address-sized integer. Also, the copy and delete callback functions have Fortran bindings that are consistent with address-sized attributes. 
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The argument \fIcomm_copy_attr_fn\fP may be specified as MPI_COMM_NULL_COPY_FN or MPI_COMM_DUP_FN from C, C++, or Fortran. MPI_COMM_NULL_COPY_FN is a function that does nothing more than returning \fIflag\fP = 0 and MPI_SUCCESS. MPI_COMM_DUP_FN is a simple-minded copy function that sets \fIflag\fP = 1, returns the value of \fIattribute_val_in\fP in \fIattribute_val_out\fP, and returns MPI_SUCCESS. These replace the MPI-1 predefined callbacks MPI_NULL_COPY_FN and MPI_DUP_FN, the use of which is deprecated. 
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The C callback functions are:
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.nf
typedef int MPI_Comm_copy_attr_function(MPI_Comm \fIoldcomm\fP, int \fIcomm_keyval\fP, 
             void *\fIextra_state\fP, void *\fIattribute_val_in\fP, 
             void *\fIattribute_val_out\fP, int *\fIflag\fP);
.fi
and
.nf
typedef int MPI_Comm_delete_attr_function(MPI_Comm \fIcomm\fP, int \fIcomm_keyval\fP, 
             void *\fIattribute_val\fP, void *\fIextra_state\fP);
.fi
.sp
which are the same as the MPI-1.1 calls but with a new name. The old names are deprecated.
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The Fortran callback functions are:
.sp
.nf
SUBROUTINE COMM_COPY_ATTR_FN(\fIOLDCOMM, COMM_KEYVAL, EXTRA_STATE, 
             ATTRIBUTE_VAL_IN, ATTRIBUTE_VAL_OUT, FLAG, IERROR\fP) 
    INTEGER \fIOLDCOMM, COMM_KEYVAL, IERROR\fP 
    INTEGER(KIND=MPI_ADDRESS_KIND) \fIEXTRA_STATE, ATTRIBUTE_VAL_IN, 
        ATTRIBUTE_VAL_OUT\fP 
    LOGICAL \fIFLAG\fP 
.fi
and
.nf
SUBROUTINE COMM_DELETE_ATTR_FN(\fICOMM, COMM_KEYVAL, ATTRIBUTE_VAL, EXTRA_STATE, 
             IERROR\fP) 
    INTEGER \fICOMM, COMM_KEYVAL, IERROR\fP 
    INTEGER(KIND=MPI_ADDRESS_KIND) \fIATTRIBUTE_VAL, EXTRA_STATE\fP 
.fi
.sp
The C++ callbacks are:
.sp
.nf
typedef int MPI::Comm::Copy_attr_function(const MPI::Comm& \fIoldcomm\fP, 
             int \fIcomm_keyval\fP, void* \fIextra_state\fP, void* \fIattribute_val_in\fP, 
             void* \fIattribute_val_out\fP, bool& \fIflag\fP); 
.fi
and
.nf
typedef int MPI::Comm::Delete_attr_function(MPI::Comm& \fIcomm\fP, 
             int \fIcomm_keyval\fP, void* \fIattribute_val\fP, void* \fIextra_state\fP); 
.fi

.SH FORTRAN 77 NOTES
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The MPI standard prescribes portable Fortran syntax for
the \fIEXTRA_STATE\fP argument only for Fortran 90. FORTRAN 77
users may use the non-portable syntax
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.nf
     INTEGER*MPI_ADDRESS_KIND \fIEXTRA_STATE\fP
.fi
.sp
where MPI_ADDRESS_KIND is a constant defined in mpif.h
and gives the length of the declared integer in bytes.

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

.SH SEE ALSO
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