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getRegisteredField

StatisticFieldInfo* getRegisteredField(fieldHandle_t fieldHandle);

Returns information about a registered field via a field handle.

Parameters​

  • fieldHandle (fieldHandle_t) A unique handler indicating the field
  • returns (StatisticFieldInfo*) The StatisticFieldInfo object associated with the requested fieldHandle

Example​

Using getRegisteredField() to print field information in outputField()
// m_outputBuffer is a class variable, type is std::string
void outputField(fieldHandle_t field_handle, int32_t data) override
{
    std::string         buffer;
    StatisticFieldInfo* field_info = getRegisteredField(field_handle);

    if ( nullptr != field_info ) {
        const char* type_name = getFieldTypeShortName(field_info->getFieldType());

        // Prints for example: "sum.d32 = 24;"
        m_outputBuffer += format_string("%s.%s = %" PRId32";", field_info->getFieldName().c_str(), type_name, data);
    }
}
#include <sst/core/statapi/statoutput.h>