NAG C Library Function Document

nag_opt_handle_opt_get (e04znc)

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Purpose

nag_opt_handle_opt_get (e04znc) is an option getting function for all solvers from the NAG optimization modelling suite. It is used to query the value of optional parameters.

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Specification

#include <nag.h>
#include <nage04.h>
void  nag_opt_handle_opt_get (void *handle, const char *optstr, Integer *ivalue, double *rvalue, char *cvalue, Integer lcvalue, Nag_VariableType *optype, NagError *fail)

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Description

nag_opt_handle_opt_get (e04znc) is used to query the current values of options. It can be especially useful to retrieve the optional parameters left for automatic choice by the solver.
This function will normally return either an integer, real or character value dependent upon the type associated with the optional parameter being queried. This is indicated by the returned value of optype.
Information relating to available option names is given in the documentation of the particular solver. See also nag_opt_handle_init (e04rac) for a generic description of the suite.

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References

None.

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Arguments

1:     handle void *Input
On entry: the handle to the problem. It needs to be initialized by nag_opt_handle_init (e04rac) and must not be changed.
2:     optstr const char *Input
On entry: a string identifying the option whose current value is required. See the documentation of the particular solver for information on valid options.
3:     ivalue Integer *Output
On exit: if the optional parameter supplied in optstr is an integer-valued argument, ivalue will hold its current value.
4:     rvalue double *Output
On exit: if the optional parameter supplied in optstr is a real-valued argument, rvalue will hold its current value.
5:     cvalue char *Output
Note: the string returned in cvalue will never exceed minlcvalue,41 characters in length, including the terminating NULL character.
On exit: if the optional parameter supplied in optstr is a character-valued argument, cvalue will hold its current value.
6:     lcvalue IntegerInput
On entry: length of the string cvalue. At most lcvalue-1 non-null characters will be written into cvalue.
Constraint: lcvalue>1.
7:     optype Nag_VariableType *Output
On exit: indicates whether the optional parameter supplied in optstr is an integer, real or character-valued argument and hence which of ivalue, rvalue or cvalue holds the current value.
optype=Nag_Integer
optstr is an integer-valued optional parameter; its current value has been returned in ivalue.
optype=Nag_Real
optstr is a real-valued optional parameter; its current value has been returned in rvalue.
optype=Nag_Character
optstr is a character-valued optional parameter; its current value has been returned in cvalue.
8:     fail NagError *Input/Output
The NAG error argument (see Section 3.7 in How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation).

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Error Indicators and Warnings

NE_ALLOC_FAIL
Dynamic memory allocation failed.
See Section 2.3.1.2 in How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation for further information.
NE_BAD_PARAM
On entry, argument value had an illegal value.
NE_HANDLE
The supplied handle does not define a valid handle to the data structure for the NAG optimization modelling suite. It has not been initialized by nag_opt_handle_init (e04rac) or it has been corrupted.
NE_INT
On entry, lcvalue=value.
Constraint: lcvalue>1.
NE_INTERNAL_ERROR
An internal error has occurred in this function. Check the function call and any array sizes. If the call is correct then please contact NAG for assistance.
See Section 2.7.6 in How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation for further information.
NE_INVALID_OPTION
On entry, the option supplied in optstr was not recognized: optstr=value.
NE_NO_LICENCE
Your licence key may have expired or may not have been installed correctly.
See Section 2.7.5 in How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation for further information.
NW_TRUNCATED
On entry, optstr indicates a character optional parameter, but cvalue is too short to hold the stored value. The returned value will be truncated.

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Accuracy

Not applicable.

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Parallelism and Performance

nag_opt_handle_opt_get (e04znc) is not threaded in any implementation.

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Further Comments

None.

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Example

See the example program associated with the solver nag_opt_handle_solve_pennon (e04svc) for a demonstration of how to use nag_opt_handle_opt_get (e04znc) to query options. See also Section 10 in nag_opt_handle_init (e04rac) for links to all the examples in the suite.