Function PGAReceiveIndividual

Function Documentation

void PGAReceiveIndividual(PGAContext *ctx, int p, int pop, int source, int tag, MPI_Comm comm, MPI_Status *status)

Receive an individual from another process.

Description

This is usually called by one of the functions called via PGAEvaluate().

Example

Receive a string from the rank-0 process with tag PGA_SR_STRINGTOEVAL, and place it into the first temporary location in PGA_NEWPOP.

PGAContext *ctx;
MPI_Comm    comm;
MPI_Status  status;

...
PGAReceiveIndividual
  (ctx, PGA_TEMP1, PGA_NEWPOP, 0, PGA_SR_STRINGTOEVAL, comm, &status);

Parameters:

  • ctx – contex variable

  • p – index of an individual

  • pop – symbolic constant of the population

  • source – ID of the process from which to receive

  • tag – MPI tag to look for

  • comm – MPI communicator

  • status – pointer to an MPI status structure

Returns:

Status and string p in population pop are changed by side-effect