.. _mpi_type_vector:


MPI_Type_vector
===============

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:ref:`MPI_Type_vector` - Creates a vector (strided) datatype.


SYNTAX
------


C Syntax
^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: c

   #include <mpi.h>

   int MPI_Type_vector(int count, int blocklength, int stride,
   	MPI_Datatype oldtype, MPI_Datatype *newtype)


Fortran Syntax
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: fortran

   USE MPI
   ! or the older form: INCLUDE 'mpif.h'
   MPI_TYPE_VECTOR(COUNT, BLOCKLENGTH, STRIDE, OLDTYPE, NEWTYPE,
   		IERROR)
   	INTEGER	COUNT, BLOCKLENGTH, STRIDE, OLDTYPE
   	INTEGER	NEWTYPE, IERROR


Fortran 2008 Syntax
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: fortran

   USE mpi_f08
   MPI_Type_vector(count, blocklength, stride, oldtype, newtype, ierror)
   	INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: count, blocklength, stride
   	TYPE(MPI_Datatype), INTENT(IN) :: oldtype
   	TYPE(MPI_Datatype), INTENT(OUT) :: newtype
   	INTEGER, OPTIONAL, INTENT(OUT) :: ierror


INPUT PARAMETERS
----------------
* ``count``: Number of blocks (nonnegative integer).
* ``blocklength``: Number of elements in each block (nonnegative integer).
* ``stride``: Number of elements between start of each block (integer).
* ``oldtype``: Old datatype (handle).

OUTPUT PARAMETERS
-----------------
* ``newtype``: New datatype (handle).
* ``ierror``: Fortran only: Error status (integer).

DESCRIPTION
-----------

The function :ref:`MPI_Type_vector` is a general constructor that allows
replication of a datatype into locations that consist of equally spaced
blocks. Each block is obtained by concatenating the same number of
copies of the old datatype. The spacing between blocks is a multiple of
the extent of the old datatype.

**Example 1:** Assume, again, that oldtype has type map {(double, 0),
(char, 8)}, with extent 16. A call to MPI_Type_vector(2, 3, 4, oldtype,
newtype) will create the datatype with type map

::

       {(double, 0), (char, 8), (double, 16), (char, 24),
       (double, 32), (char, 40),
       (double, 64), (char, 72),
       (double, 80), (char, 88), (double, 96), (char, 104)}

That is, two blocks with three copies each of the old type, with a
stride of 4 elements (4 x 16 bytes) between the blocks.

**Example 2:** A call to MPI_Type_vector(3, 1, -2, oldtype, newtype)
will create the datatype

::


       {(double, 0), (char, 8), (double, -32), (char, -24),
       (double, -64), (char, -56)}

In general, assume that oldtype has type map

::


       {(type(0), disp(0)), ..., (type(n-1), disp(n-1))},

with extent ex. Let bl be the blocklength. The newly created datatype
has a type map with count x bl x n entries:

::


       {(type(0), disp(0)), ..., (type(n-1), disp(n-1)),
       (type(0), disp(0) + ex), ..., (type(n-1), disp(n-1) + ex), ...,
       (type(0), disp(0) + (bl -1) * ex),...,
       (type(n-1), disp(n-1) + (bl -1)* ex),
       (type(0), disp(0) + stride * ex),..., (type(n-1),
       disp(n-1) + stride * ex), ...,
       (type(0), disp(0) + (stride + bl - 1) * ex), ...,
       (type(n-1), disp(n-1) + (stride + bl -1) * ex), ...,
       (type(0), disp(0) + stride * (count -1) * ex), ...,
       (type(n-1), disp(n-1) + stride * (count -1) * ex), ...,
       (type(0), disp(0) + (stride * (count -1) + bl -1) * ex), ...,
       (type(n-1), disp(n-1) + (stride * (count -1) + bl -1) * ex)}

A call to MPI_Type_contiguous(count, oldtype, newtype) is equivalent to
a call to MPI_Type_vector(count, 1, 1, oldtype, newtype), or to a call
to MPI_Type_vector(1, count, n, oldtype, newtype), n arbitrary.


ERRORS
------

.. include:: ./ERRORS.rst

.. seealso::
   * :ref:`MPI_Type_create_hvector`
   * :ref:`MPI_Type_hvector`
