# PetscCheck
Check that a particular condition is true 
## Synopsis
```
#include <petscerror.h>
void PetscCheck(bool cond, MPI_Comm comm, PetscErrorCode ierr, const char *message, ...)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***cond    -*** The boolean condition
- ***comm    -*** The communicator on which the check can be collective on
- ***ierr    -*** A nonzero error code, see include/petscerror.h for the complete list
- ***message -*** Error message in printf format



## Notes
Enabled in both optimized and debug builds.

Calls `SETERRQ()` if the assertion fails, so can only be called from functions returning a
`PetscErrorCode` (or equivalent type after conversion).




## See Also
 `PetscAssert()`, `SETERRQ()`, `PetscError()`, `PetscCall()`, `PetscCheckAbort()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/include/petscerror.h.html#PetscCheck">include/petscerror.h</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/random/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/sys/classes/random/tutorials/ex1.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/random/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/sys/classes/random/tutorials/ex2.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/tutorials/ex17.c.html">src/sys/tutorials/ex17.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/tutorials/ex20.c.html">src/sys/tutorials/ex20.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/tutorials/ex3.c.html">src/sys/tutorials/ex3.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex10.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex10.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex19.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex19.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex6.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex6.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex9.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex9.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/is/is/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/vec/is/is/tutorials/ex2.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/is/is/tutorials/ex3.c.html">src/vec/is/is/tutorials/ex3.c.html</A><BR>


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