NAME

       MPI_Group_compare  - Compares two groups.

SYNTAX

C Syntax

       #include <mpi.h>
       int MPI_Group_compare(MPI_Group group1, MPI_Group group2,
            int *result)

Fortran Syntax

       USE MPI
       ! or the older form: INCLUDE 'mpif.h'
       MPI_GROUP_COMPARE(GROUP1, GROUP2, RESULT, IERROR)
            INTEGER   GROUP1, GROUP2, RESULT, IERROR

Fortran 2008 Syntax

       USE mpi_f08
       MPI_Group_compare(group1, group2, result, ierror)
            TYPE(MPI_Group), INTENT(IN) :: group1, group2
            INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: result
            INTEGER, OPTIONAL, INTENT(OUT) :: ierror

C++ Syntax

       #include <mpi.h>
       static int Group::Compare(const Group& group1, const Group& group2)

INPUT PARAMETERS

       group1    First group (handle).

       group2    Second group (handle).

OUTPUT PARAMETERS

       result    Integer  which  is  MPI_IDENT if the order and members of the two groups are the
                 same, MPI_SIMILAR if only the members are the same, and MPI_UNEQUAL otherwise.

       IERROR    Fortran only: Error status (integer).

DESCRIPTION

       MPI_IDENT results if the group members and group order is exactly the same in both groups.
       This happens for instance if group1 and group2 are the same handle. MPI_SIMILAR results if
       the group members are the same but the order is different. MPI_UNEQUAL results otherwise.

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.