Convenience function for finding a quantity¶
saf_find_one_quantity
is a function defined in quant.c.
Synopsis:
-
SAF_Quantity *
saf_find_one_quantity
(SAF_Db *database, const char *desc, SAF_Quantity *buf)¶
Formal Arguments:
database
: The database in which to find the specified quantity.desc
: Quantity description to find.buf
: [OUT
] Optional quantity handle to initialize and return.
Description: This is a simple version of saf_find_quantity
that takes fewer arguments.
Return Value: On success, a handle for the first quantity found which has description desc
in database database
is returned.
Otherwise a SAF__ERROR_HANDLE
is returned.
Parallel Notes: This function must be called collectively in the database communicator.
See Also:
- Quantities: Introduction for current chapter