Re: [Boost-users] mpi/serialization: string serialization and constchar*

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] mpi/serialization: string serialization and constchar*
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-02 12:12:08

Hicham Mouline wrote:
> hello,
>
> Including
> I mpi::broadcast an object. Its serialization method is split into a
> save() and a load(). In the save(), I send:
>
> ar << "fixed_params";
>
> where ar is a boost::mpi::packed_iarchive.
>
> At reception, the load() function :
>
>  std::string paramstype;
>  ar >> paramstype;
>  if (paramstype=="fixed_params")    /// this fails because the count
> of characters if 12 for 1 side and 13 for the other. The null
> character is there.
>
> Should this work?

no.

The type loaded has to be identical to the type saved.

Robert Ramey

>
> regards,
>
>
>
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