.TH "PAPI_state" 3 "Mon Dec 18 2017" "Version 5.6.0.0" "PAPI" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
PAPI_state \-
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Return the counting state of an EventSet\&.
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SH "Detailed Description"
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\fBC Interface:\fP
.RS 4
#include <\fBpapi\&.h\fP>
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int \fBPAPI_state( int EventSet, int * status )\fP;
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\fBParameters:\fP
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\fIEventSet\fP -- an integer handle for a PAPI event set as created by \fBPAPI_create_eventset\fP
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\fIstatus\fP -- an integer containing a boolean combination of one or more of the following nonzero constants as defined in the PAPI header file \fBpapi\&.h\fP:
.PD 0
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_STOPPED -- EventSet is stopped
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_RUNNING -- EventSet is running
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_PAUSED -- EventSet temporarily disabled by the library
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_NOT_INIT -- EventSet defined, but not initialized
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_OVERFLOWING -- EventSet has overflowing enabled
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_PROFILING -- EventSet has profiling enabled
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_MULTIPLEXING -- EventSet has multiplexing enabled
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_ACCUMULATING -- reserved for future use
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_HWPROFILING -- reserved for future use
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\fBReturn values:\fP
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\fIPAPI_OK\fP
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\fIPAPI_EINVAL\fP One or more of the arguments is invalid\&.
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\fIPAPI_ENOEVST\fP The EventSet specified does not exist\&.
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\fBPAPI_state()\fP returns the counting state of the specified event set\&.
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\fBExample:\fP
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* int EventSet = PAPI_NULL;
* int status = 0;
* int ret;
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* ret = PAPI_create_eventset(&EventSet);
* if (ret != PAPI_OK) handle_error(ret);
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* // Add Total Instructions Executed to our EventSet
* ret = PAPI_add_event(EventSet, PAPI_TOT_INS);
* if (ret != PAPI_OK) handle_error(ret);
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* // Start counting
* ret = PAPI_state(EventSet, &status);
* if (ret != PAPI_OK) handle_error(ret);
* printf("State is now %d\n",status);
* ret = PAPI_start(EventSet);
* if (ret != PAPI_OK) handle_error(ret);
* ret = PAPI_state(EventSet, &status);
* if (ret != PAPI_OK) handle_error(ret);
* printf("State is now %d\n",status);
*
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\fBSee Also:\fP
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\fBPAPI_stop\fP \fBPAPI_start\fP
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.SH "Author"
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Generated automatically by Doxygen for PAPI from the source code\&.