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gmv_io.C

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// The libMesh Finite Element Library.
// Copyright (C) 2002-2012 Benjamin S. Kirk, John W. Peterson, Roy H. Stogner

// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
// version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
// Lesser General Public License for more details.

// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

// Changes:
// o no more subelements, all elements are written down to GMV directly
// o Some nodes have to be left out, eg node 8 in QUAD9
// o


// C++ includes
#include <iomanip>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstring> // for std::strcpy, std::memcpy
#include <cstdio>  // for std::sprintf
#include <vector>

// Local includes
#include "libmesh/libmesh_config.h"
#include "libmesh/libmesh_logging.h"
#include "libmesh/gmv_io.h"
#include "libmesh/mesh_base.h"
#include "libmesh/elem.h"
#include "libmesh/equation_systems.h"
#include "libmesh/numeric_vector.h"

// Wrap everything in a GMV namespace and
// use extern "C" to avoid name mangling.
#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_GMV
namespace GMV
{
  extern "C"
  {
#include "gmvread.h"
  }
}
#endif

// anonymous namespace to hold local data
namespace
{
  struct ElementDefinition {
    // GMV element name
    std::string label;

    // Used to map libmesh nodes to GMV for writing
    std::vector<unsigned> node_map;
  };


  // maps from a libMesh element type to the proper GMV
  // ElementDefinition.  Placing the data structure here in this
  // anonymous namespace gives us the benefits of a global variable
  // without the nasty side-effects.
  std::map<ElemType, ElementDefinition> eletypes;

  // Helper function to fill up eletypes map
  void add_eletype_entry(ElemType libmesh_elem_type,
                         const unsigned* node_map,
                         const std::string& gmv_label,
                         unsigned nodes_size )
  {
    // If map entry does not exist, this will create it
    ElementDefinition& map_entry = eletypes[libmesh_elem_type];

    // Set the label
    map_entry.label = gmv_label;

    // Use the "swap trick" from Scott Meyer's "Effective STL" to swap
    // an unnamed temporary vector into the map_entry's vector.  Note:
    // the vector(iter, iter) constructor is used.
    std::vector<unsigned int>(node_map,
                              node_map+nodes_size).swap(map_entry.node_map);
  }


  // ------------------------------------------------------------
  // helper function to initialize the eletypes map
  void init_eletypes ()
  {
    if (eletypes.empty())
      {
        // This should happen only once.  The first time this method
        // is called the eletypes data struture will be empty, and
        // we will fill it.  Any subsequent calls will find an initialized
        // eletypes map and will do nothing.

        // EDGE2
        {
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1};
          add_eletype_entry(EDGE2, node_map, "line 2", 2);
        }

        // LINE3
        {
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1,2};
          add_eletype_entry(EDGE3, node_map, "3line 3", 3);
        }

        // TRI3
        {
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1,2};
          add_eletype_entry(TRI3, node_map, "tri3 3", 3);
        }

        // TRI6
        {
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5};
          add_eletype_entry(TRI6, node_map, "6tri 6", 6);
        }

        // QUAD4
        {
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1,2,3};
          add_eletype_entry(QUAD4, node_map, "quad 4", 4);
        }

        // QUAD8, QUAD9
        {
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7};
          add_eletype_entry(QUAD8, node_map, "8quad 8", 8);

          // QUAD9 was not supported by GMV but it gets the same entry, even the label (is that correct?)
          eletypes[QUAD9] = eletypes[QUAD8];
        }

        // HEX8
        {
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7};
          add_eletype_entry(HEX8, node_map, "phex8 8", 8);
        }

        // HEX20, HEX27
        {
          // Note: This map is its own inverse
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,16,17,18,19,12,13,14,15};
          add_eletype_entry(HEX20, node_map, "phex20 20", 20);

          // HEX27 was not supported by GMV but it gets the same entry, even the label (is that correct?)
          eletypes[HEX27] = eletypes[HEX20];
        }

        // TET4
        {
          // This is correct, see write_ascii_old_impl() to confirm.
          // This map is also its own inverse.
          const unsigned node_map[] = {0,2,1,3};
          add_eletype_entry(TET4, node_map, "tet 4", 4);
        }

        // TET10
        {
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9};
          add_eletype_entry(TET10, node_map, "ptet10 10", 10);
        }

        // PRISM6
        {
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5};
          add_eletype_entry(PRISM6, node_map, "pprism6 6", 6);
        }

        // PRISM15, PRISM18
        {
          // Note: This map is its own inverse
          const unsigned int node_map[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,12,13,14, 9,10,11};
          add_eletype_entry(PRISM15, node_map, "pprism15 15", 15);

          // PRISM18 was not supported by GMV but it gets the same entry, even the label (is that correct?)
          eletypes[PRISM18] = eletypes[PRISM15];
        }
        //==============================
      }
  }

} // end anonymous namespace


namespace libMesh
{

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// GMVIO  members
void GMVIO::write (const std::string& fname)
{
  if (this->binary())
    this->write_binary (fname);
  else
    this->write_ascii_old_impl  (fname);
}



void GMVIO::write_nodal_data (const std::string& fname,
                              const std::vector<Number>& soln,
                              const std::vector<std::string>& names)
{
  START_LOG("write_nodal_data()", "GMVIO");

  if (this->binary())
    this->write_binary (fname, &soln, &names);
  else
    this->write_ascii_old_impl  (fname, &soln, &names);

  STOP_LOG("write_nodal_data()", "GMVIO");
}



void GMVIO::write_ascii_new_impl (const std::string& fname,
                                  const std::vector<Number>* v,
                                  const std::vector<std::string>* solution_names)
{
#ifdef LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS

  libMesh::err << "WARNING:  GMVIO::write_ascii_new_impl() not infinite-element aware!"
                << std::endl;
  libmesh_here();

  // Set it to our current precision
  this->write_ascii_old_impl (fname, v, solution_names);

#else

  // Get a reference to the mesh
  const MeshBase& mesh = MeshOutput<MeshBase>::mesh();

  // This is a parallel_only function
  const unsigned int n_active_elem = mesh.n_active_elem();

  if (libMesh::processor_id() != 0)
    return;

  // Open the output file stream
  std::ofstream out_stream (fname.c_str());

  out_stream << std::setprecision(this->ascii_precision());

  // Make sure it opened correctly
  if (!out_stream.good())
    libmesh_file_error(fname.c_str());

  unsigned int mesh_max_p_level = 0;

  // Begin interfacing with the GMV data file
  {
    out_stream << "gmvinput ascii\n\n";

    // write the nodes
    out_stream << "nodes " << mesh.n_nodes() << "\n";
    for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
      out_stream << mesh.point(n)(0) << " ";
    out_stream << "\n";

    for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
#if LIBMESH_DIM > 1
      out_stream << mesh.point(n)(1) << " ";
#else
      out_stream << 0. << " ";
#endif
    out_stream << "\n";

    for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
#if LIBMESH_DIM > 2
      out_stream << mesh.point(n)(2) << " ";
#else
      out_stream << 0. << " ";
#endif
    out_stream << "\n\n";
  }

  {
    // write the connectivity
    out_stream << "cells " << n_active_elem << "\n";

    // initialize the eletypes map (eletypes is a file-global variable)
    init_eletypes();

    MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
    const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

    for ( ; it != end; ++it)
      {
        const Elem* elem = *it;

        mesh_max_p_level = std::max(mesh_max_p_level,
                                    elem->p_level());

        // Make sure we have a valid entry for
        // the current element type.
        libmesh_assert (eletypes.count(elem->type()));

        const ElementDefinition& ele = eletypes[elem->type()];

        // The element mapper better not require any more nodes
        // than are present in the current element!
        libmesh_assert_less_equal (ele.node_map.size(), elem->n_nodes());

        out_stream << ele.label << "\n";
        for (unsigned int i=0; i < ele.node_map.size(); i++)
          out_stream << elem->node(ele.node_map[i])+1 << " ";
        out_stream << "\n";
      }
    out_stream << "\n";
  }

  // optionally write the partition information
  if (this->partitioning())
    {
      if (this->write_subdomain_id_as_material())
        {
          libMesh::out << "Not yet supported in GMVIO::write_ascii_new_impl" << std::endl;
          libmesh_error();
        }
      else // write processor IDs as materials.  This is the default
        {
          out_stream << "material "
              << mesh.n_partitions()
            // Note: GMV may give you errors like
            // Error, material for cell 1 is greater than 1
            // Error, material for cell 2 is greater than 1
            // Error, material for cell 3 is greater than 1
            // ... because you put the wrong number of partitions here.
            // To ensure you write the correct number of materials, call
            // mesh.recalculate_n_partitions() before writing out the
            // mesh.
            // Note: we can't call it now because the Mesh is const here and
            // it is a non-const function.
              << " 0\n";

          for (unsigned int proc=0; proc<mesh.n_partitions(); proc++)
            out_stream << "proc_" << proc << "\n";

          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          // FIXME - don't we need to use an ElementDefinition here? - RHS
          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            out_stream << (*it)->processor_id()+1 << "\n";
          out_stream << "\n";
        }
    }

  // If there are *any* variables at all in the system (including
  // p level, or arbitrary cell-based data)
  // to write, the gmv file needs to contain the word "variable"
  // on a line by itself.
  bool write_variable = false;

  // 1.) p-levels
  if (this->p_levels() && mesh_max_p_level)
    write_variable = true;

  // 2.) solution data
  if ((solution_names != NULL) && (v != NULL))
    write_variable = true;

  // 3.) cell-centered data
  if ( !(this->_cell_centered_data.empty()) )
    write_variable = true;

  if (write_variable)
    out_stream << "variable\n";

//   if ((this->p_levels() && mesh_max_p_level) ||
//     ((solution_names != NULL) && (v != NULL)))
//     out_stream << "variable\n";

  // optionally write the polynomial degree information
  if (this->p_levels() && mesh_max_p_level)
    {
      out_stream << "p_level 0\n";

      MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
      const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

      for ( ; it != end; ++it)
        {
          const Elem* elem = *it;

          const ElementDefinition& ele = eletypes[elem->type()];

          // The element mapper better not require any more nodes
          // than are present in the current element!
          libmesh_assert_less_equal (ele.node_map.size(), elem->n_nodes());

          for (unsigned int i=0; i < ele.node_map.size(); i++)
            out_stream << elem->p_level() << " ";
        }
      out_stream << "\n\n";
    }


  // optionally write cell-centered data
  if ( !(this->_cell_centered_data.empty()) )
    {
      std::map<std::string, const std::vector<Real>* >::iterator       it  = this->_cell_centered_data.begin();
      const std::map<std::string, const std::vector<Real>* >::iterator end = this->_cell_centered_data.end();

      for (; it != end; ++it)
        {
          // write out the variable name, followed by a zero.
          out_stream << (*it).first << " 0\n";

          const std::vector<Real>* the_array = (*it).second;

          // Loop over active elements, write out cell data.  If second-order cells
          // are split into sub-elements, the sub-elements inherit their parent's
          // cell-centered data.
          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       elem_it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator elem_end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          for (; elem_it != elem_end; ++elem_it)
            {
              const Elem* e = *elem_it;

              // Use the element's ID to find the value.
              libmesh_assert_less (e->id(), the_array->size());
              const Real the_value = the_array->operator[](e->id());

              if (this->subdivide_second_order())
                for (unsigned int se=0; se < e->n_sub_elem(); se++)
                  out_stream << the_value << " ";
              else
                out_stream << the_value << " ";
            }

          out_stream << "\n\n";
        }
    }


  // optionally write the data
  if ((solution_names != NULL) && (v != NULL))
    {
      const unsigned int n_vars = solution_names->size();

      if (!(v->size() == mesh.n_nodes()*n_vars))
        libMesh::err << "ERROR: v->size()=" << v->size()
                      << ", mesh.n_nodes()=" << mesh.n_nodes()
                      << ", n_vars=" << n_vars
                      << ", mesh.n_nodes()*n_vars=" << mesh.n_nodes()*n_vars
                      << "\n";

      libmesh_assert_equal_to (v->size(), mesh.n_nodes()*n_vars);

      for (unsigned int c=0; c<n_vars; c++)
        {

#ifdef LIBMESH_USE_COMPLEX_NUMBERS

          // in case of complex data, write _three_ data sets
          // for each component

          // this is the real part
          out_stream << "r_" << (*solution_names)[c] << " 1\n";

          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            out_stream << (*v)[n*n_vars + c].real() << " ";

          out_stream << "\n\n";

          // this is the imaginary part
          out_stream << "i_" << (*solution_names)[c] << " 1\n";

          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            out_stream << (*v)[n*n_vars + c].imag() << " ";

          out_stream << "\n\n";

          // this is the magnitude
          out_stream << "a_" << (*solution_names)[c] << " 1\n";
          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            out_stream << std::abs((*v)[n*n_vars + c]) << " ";

          out_stream << "\n\n";

#else

          out_stream << (*solution_names)[c] << " 1\n";

          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            out_stream << (*v)[n*n_vars + c] << " ";

          out_stream << "\n\n";

#endif
        }

    }

  // If we wrote any variables, we have to close the variable section now
  if (write_variable)
    out_stream << "endvars\n";


  // end of the file
  out_stream << "\nendgmv\n";

#endif
}






void GMVIO::write_ascii_old_impl (const std::string& fname,
                                  const std::vector<Number>* v,
                                  const std::vector<std::string>* solution_names)
{
  // Get a reference to the mesh
  const MeshBase& mesh = MeshOutput<MeshBase>::mesh();

  // Use a MeshSerializer object to gather a parallel mesh before outputting it.
  // Note that we cast away constness here (which is bad), but the destructor of
  // the MeshSerializer object reparallelizes the Mesh, hopefully keeping it
  // "logically const" outside the context of this function...
  MeshSerializer serialize(const_cast<MeshBase&>(mesh),
                           !MeshOutput<MeshBase>::_is_parallel_format);

  // These are parallel_only functions
  const dof_id_type n_active_elem = mesh.n_active_elem(),
                    n_active_sub_elem = mesh.n_active_sub_elem();

  if (libMesh::processor_id() != 0)
    return;

  // Open the output file stream
  std::ofstream out_stream (fname.c_str());

  // Set it to our current precision
  out_stream << std::setprecision(this->ascii_precision());

  // Make sure it opened correctly
  if (!out_stream.good())
    libmesh_file_error(fname.c_str());

  // Make sure our nodes are contiguous and serialized
  libmesh_assert_equal_to (mesh.n_nodes(), mesh.max_node_id());

  // libmesh_assert (mesh.is_serial());
  // if (!mesh.is_serial())
  //   {
  //     if (libMesh::processor_id() == 0)
  //       libMesh::err << "Error: GMVIO cannot yet write a ParallelMesh solution"
  //                     << std::endl;
  //     return;
  //   }

  unsigned int mesh_max_p_level = 0;

  // Begin interfacing with the GMV data file

  // FIXME - if subdivide_second_order() is off,
  // we probably should only be writing the
  // vertex nodes - RHS
  {
    // write the nodes

    out_stream << "gmvinput ascii\n\n";
    out_stream << "nodes " << mesh.n_nodes() << '\n';
    for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
      out_stream << mesh.point(n)(0) << " ";

    out_stream << '\n';

    for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
#if LIBMESH_DIM > 1
      out_stream << mesh.point(n)(1) << " ";
#else
      out_stream << 0. << " ";
#endif

    out_stream << '\n';

    for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
#if LIBMESH_DIM > 2
      out_stream << mesh.point(n)(2) << " ";
#else
      out_stream << 0. << " ";
#endif

    out_stream << '\n' << '\n';
  }



  {
    // write the connectivity

    out_stream << "cells ";
    if (this->subdivide_second_order())
      out_stream << n_active_sub_elem;
    else
      out_stream << n_active_elem;
    out_stream << '\n';

    MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
    const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

    switch (mesh.mesh_dimension())
      {
      case 1:
        {
          // The same temporary storage will be used for each element
          std::vector<dof_id_type> conn;

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            {
              mesh_max_p_level = std::max(mesh_max_p_level,
                                          (*it)->p_level());

              if (this->subdivide_second_order())
                for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
                  {
                    out_stream << "line 2\n";
                    (*it)->connectivity(se, TECPLOT, conn);
                    for (unsigned int i=0; i<conn.size(); i++)
                      out_stream << conn[i] << " ";

                    out_stream << '\n';
                  }
              else
                {
                  out_stream << "line 2\n";
                  if ((*it)->default_order() == FIRST)
                    (*it)->connectivity(0, TECPLOT, conn);
                  else
                    {
                      AutoPtr<Elem> lo_elem = Elem::build(
                        Elem::first_order_equivalent_type((*it)->type()));
                      for (unsigned int i = 0; i != lo_elem->n_nodes(); ++i)
                        lo_elem->set_node(i) = (*it)->get_node(i);
                      lo_elem->connectivity(0, TECPLOT, conn);
                    }
                  for (unsigned int i=0; i<conn.size(); i++)
                    out_stream << conn[i] << " ";

                  out_stream << '\n';
                }
            }
          break;
        }

      case 2:
        {
          // The same temporary storage will be used for each element
          std::vector<dof_id_type> conn;

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            {
              mesh_max_p_level = std::max(mesh_max_p_level,
                                          (*it)->p_level());

              if (this->subdivide_second_order())
                for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
                  {
                    // Quad elements
                    if (((*it)->type() == QUAD4) ||
                        ((*it)->type() == QUAD8) || // Note: QUAD8 will be output as one central quad and
                                                    // four surrounding triangles (though they will be written
                                                    // to GMV as QUAD4s).
                        ((*it)->type() == QUAD9)
#ifdef LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                        || ((*it)->type() == INFQUAD4)
                        || ((*it)->type() == INFQUAD6)
#endif
                        )
                      {
                        out_stream << "quad 4\n";
                        (*it)->connectivity(se, TECPLOT, conn);
                        for (unsigned int i=0; i<conn.size(); i++)
                          out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                      }

                    // Triangle elements
                    else if (((*it)->type() == TRI3) ||
                             ((*it)->type() == TRI6))
                      {
                        out_stream << "tri 3\n";
                        (*it)->connectivity(se, TECPLOT, conn);
                        for (unsigned int i=0; i<3; i++)
                          out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                      }
                    else
                      libmesh_error();
                  }
              else // !this->subdivide_second_order()
                {
                  // Quad elements
                  if (((*it)->type() == QUAD4)
#ifdef LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                      || ((*it)->type() == INFQUAD4)
#endif
                      )
                    {
                      (*it)->connectivity(0, TECPLOT, conn);
                      out_stream << "quad 4\n";
                      for (unsigned int i=0; i<conn.size(); i++)
                        out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                    }
                  else if (((*it)->type() == QUAD8) ||
                           ((*it)->type() == QUAD9)
#ifdef LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                           || ((*it)->type() == INFQUAD6)
#endif
                          )
                    {
                      AutoPtr<Elem> lo_elem = Elem::build(
                        Elem::first_order_equivalent_type((*it)->type()));
                      for (unsigned int i = 0; i != lo_elem->n_nodes(); ++i)
                        lo_elem->set_node(i) = (*it)->get_node(i);
                      lo_elem->connectivity(0, TECPLOT, conn);
                      out_stream << "quad 4\n";
                      for (unsigned int i=0; i<conn.size(); i++)
                        out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                    }
                  else if ((*it)->type() == TRI3)
                    {
                      (*it)->connectivity(0, TECPLOT, conn);
                      out_stream << "tri 3\n";
                      for (unsigned int i=0; i<3; i++)
                        out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                    }
                  else if ((*it)->type() == TRI6)
                    {
                      AutoPtr<Elem> lo_elem = Elem::build(
                        Elem::first_order_equivalent_type((*it)->type()));
                      for (unsigned int i = 0; i != lo_elem->n_nodes(); ++i)
                        lo_elem->set_node(i) = (*it)->get_node(i);
                      lo_elem->connectivity(0, TECPLOT, conn);
                      out_stream << "tri 3\n";
                      for (unsigned int i=0; i<3; i++)
                        out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                    }

                  out_stream << '\n';
                }
            }

          break;
        }


      case 3:
        {
          // The same temporary storage will be used for each element
          std::vector<dof_id_type> conn;

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            {
              mesh_max_p_level = std::max(mesh_max_p_level,
                                          (*it)->p_level());

              if (this->subdivide_second_order())
                for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
                  {

#ifndef  LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                    if (((*it)->type() == HEX8)   ||
                        ((*it)->type() == HEX27))
                      {
                        out_stream << "phex8 8\n";
                        (*it)->connectivity(se, TECPLOT, conn);
                        for (unsigned int i=0; i<conn.size(); i++)
                          out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                      }

                    else if ((*it)->type() == HEX20)
                      {
                        out_stream << "phex20 20\n";
                        out_stream << (*it)->node(0)+1  << " "
                            << (*it)->node(1)+1  << " "
                            << (*it)->node(2)+1  << " "
                            << (*it)->node(3)+1  << " "
                            << (*it)->node(4)+1  << " "
                            << (*it)->node(5)+1  << " "
                            << (*it)->node(6)+1  << " "
                            << (*it)->node(7)+1  << " "
                            << (*it)->node(8)+1  << " "
                            << (*it)->node(9)+1  << " "
                            << (*it)->node(10)+1 << " "
                            << (*it)->node(11)+1 << " "
                            << (*it)->node(16)+1 << " "
                            << (*it)->node(17)+1 << " "
                            << (*it)->node(18)+1 << " "
                            << (*it)->node(19)+1 << " "
                            << (*it)->node(12)+1 << " "
                            << (*it)->node(13)+1 << " "
                            << (*it)->node(14)+1 << " "
                            << (*it)->node(15)+1 << " ";
                      }
#else
                    /*
                     * In case of infinite elements, HEX20
                     * should be handled just like the
                     * INFHEX16, since these connect to each other
                     */
                    if (((*it)->type() == HEX8)     ||
                        ((*it)->type() == HEX27)    ||
                        ((*it)->type() == INFHEX8)  ||
                        ((*it)->type() == INFHEX16) ||
                        ((*it)->type() == INFHEX18) ||
                        ((*it)->type() == HEX20))
                      {
                        out_stream << "phex8 8\n";
                        (*it)->connectivity(se, TECPLOT, conn);
                        for (unsigned int i=0; i<conn.size(); i++)
                          out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                      }
#endif

                    else if (((*it)->type() == TET4)  ||
                             ((*it)->type() == TET10))
                      {
                        out_stream << "tet 4\n";
                        // Tecplot connectivity returns 8 entries for
                        // the Tet, enough to store it as a degenerate Hex.
                        // For GMV we only pick out the four relevant node
                        // indices.
                        (*it)->connectivity(se, TECPLOT, conn);
                        out_stream << conn[0] << " "  // libmesh tet node 0
                            << conn[2] << " "  // libmesh tet node 2
                            << conn[1] << " "  // libmesh tet node 1
                            << conn[4] << " "; // libmesh tet node 3
                      }
#ifndef  LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                    else if (((*it)->type() == PRISM6)  ||
                             ((*it)->type() == PRISM15) ||
                             ((*it)->type() == PRISM18) ||
                             ((*it)->type() == PYRAMID5))
#else
                    else if (((*it)->type() == PRISM6)     ||
                             ((*it)->type() == PRISM15)    ||
                             ((*it)->type() == PRISM18)    ||
                             ((*it)->type() == PYRAMID5)   ||
                             ((*it)->type() == INFPRISM6)  ||
                             ((*it)->type() == INFPRISM12))
#endif
                      {
                        out_stream << "phex8 8\n";
                        (*it)->connectivity(se, TECPLOT, conn);
                        for (unsigned int i=0; i<conn.size(); i++)
                          out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                      }

                    else
                      {
                        libMesh::out << "Encountered an unrecognized element "
                                      << "type: " << (*it)->type()
                                      << "\nPossibly a dim-1 dimensional "
                                      << "element?  Aborting..."
                                      << std::endl;
                        libmesh_error();
                      }

                    out_stream << '\n';
                  }
              else // !this->subdivide_second_order()
                {
                  AutoPtr<Elem> lo_elem = Elem::build(
                    Elem::first_order_equivalent_type((*it)->type()));
                  for (unsigned int i = 0; i != lo_elem->n_nodes(); ++i)
                    lo_elem->set_node(i) = (*it)->get_node(i);
                  if ((lo_elem->type() == HEX8)
#ifdef  LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                      || (lo_elem->type() == HEX27)
#endif
                     )
                    {
                      out_stream << "phex8 8\n";
                      lo_elem->connectivity(0, TECPLOT, conn);
                      for (unsigned int i=0; i<conn.size(); i++)
                        out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                    }

                  else if (lo_elem->type() == TET4)
                    {
                      out_stream << "tet 4\n";
                      lo_elem->connectivity(0, TECPLOT, conn);
                      out_stream << conn[0] << " "
                          << conn[2] << " "
                          << conn[1] << " "
                          << conn[4] << " ";
                    }
                  else if ((lo_elem->type() == PRISM6)
#ifdef  LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                           || (lo_elem->type() == INFPRISM6)
#endif
                           )
                    {
                      out_stream << "phex8 8\n";
                      lo_elem->connectivity(0, TECPLOT, conn);
                      for (unsigned int i=0; i<conn.size(); i++)
                        out_stream << conn[i] << " ";
                    }

                  else
                    {
                      libMesh::out << "Encountered an unrecognized element "
                                    << "type.  Possibly a dim-1 dimensional "
                                    << "element?  Aborting..."
                                    << std::endl;
                      libmesh_error();
                    }

                  out_stream << '\n';
                }
            }

          break;
        }

      default:
        libmesh_error();
      }

    out_stream << '\n';
  }



  // optionally write the partition information
  if (this->partitioning())
    {
      if (this->write_subdomain_id_as_material())
        {
          // Subdomain IDs can be non-contiguous and need not
          // necessarily start at 0.  Furthermore, since the user is
          // free to define subdomain_id_type to be a signed type, we
          // can't even assume max(subdomain_id) >= # unique subdomain ids.

          // We build a map<subdomain_id, unsigned> to associate to each
          // user-selected subdomain ID a unique, contiguous unsigned value
          // which we can write to file.
          std::map<subdomain_id_type, unsigned> sbdid_map;
          typedef std::map<subdomain_id_type, unsigned>::iterator sbdid_map_iter;
          {
            MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
            const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

            for ( ; it != end; ++it)
              {
                // Try to insert with dummy value
                sbdid_map.insert( std::make_pair((*it)->subdomain_id(), 0) );
              }
          }

          // Map is created, iterate through it to set indices.  They will be
          // used repeatedly below.
          {
            unsigned ctr=0;
            for (sbdid_map_iter it=sbdid_map.begin(); it != sbdid_map.end(); ++it)
              (*it).second = ctr++;
          }

          out_stream << "material "
              << sbdid_map.size()
              << " 0\n";

          for (unsigned int sbdid=0; sbdid<sbdid_map.size(); sbdid++)
            out_stream << "proc_" << sbdid << "\n";

          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            {
              // Find the unique index for (*it)->subdomain_id(), print that to file
              sbdid_map_iter map_iter = sbdid_map.find( (*it)->subdomain_id() );
              unsigned gmv_mat_number = (*map_iter).second;

              if (this->subdivide_second_order())
                for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
                  out_stream << gmv_mat_number+1 << '\n';
              else
                out_stream << gmv_mat_number+1 << "\n";
            }
          out_stream << '\n';

        }
      else // write processor IDs as materials.  This is the default
        {
          out_stream << "material "
              << mesh.n_partitions()
              << " 0"<< '\n';

          for (unsigned int proc=0; proc<mesh.n_partitions(); proc++)
            out_stream << "proc_" << proc << '\n';

          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            if (this->subdivide_second_order())
              for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
                out_stream << (*it)->processor_id()+1 << '\n';
            else
              out_stream << (*it)->processor_id()+1 << '\n';

          out_stream << '\n';
        }
    }


  // If there are *any* variables at all in the system (including
  // p level, or arbitrary cell-based data)
  // to write, the gmv file needs to contain the word "variable"
  // on a line by itself.
  bool write_variable = false;

  // 1.) p-levels
  if (this->p_levels() && mesh_max_p_level)
    write_variable = true;

  // 2.) solution data
  if ((solution_names != NULL) && (v != NULL))
    write_variable = true;

  // 3.) cell-centered data
  if ( !(this->_cell_centered_data.empty()) )
    write_variable = true;

  if (write_variable)
    out_stream << "variable\n";


  // optionally write the p-level information
  if (this->p_levels() && mesh_max_p_level)
    {
      out_stream << "p_level 0\n";

      MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
      const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

      for ( ; it != end; ++it)
        if (this->subdivide_second_order())
          for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
            out_stream << (*it)->p_level() << " ";
        else
          out_stream << (*it)->p_level() << " ";
      out_stream << "\n\n";
    }




  // optionally write cell-centered data
  if ( !(this->_cell_centered_data.empty()) )
    {
      std::map<std::string, const std::vector<Real>* >::iterator       it  = this->_cell_centered_data.begin();
      const std::map<std::string, const std::vector<Real>* >::iterator end = this->_cell_centered_data.end();

      for (; it != end; ++it)
        {
          // write out the variable name, followed by a zero.
          out_stream << (*it).first << " 0\n";

          const std::vector<Real>* the_array = (*it).second;

          // Loop over active elements, write out cell data.  If second-order cells
          // are split into sub-elements, the sub-elements inherit their parent's
          // cell-centered data.
          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       elem_it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator elem_end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          for (; elem_it != elem_end; ++elem_it)
            {
              const Elem* e = *elem_it;

              // Use the element's ID to find the value...
              libmesh_assert_less (e->id(), the_array->size());
              const Real the_value = the_array->operator[](e->id());

              if (this->subdivide_second_order())
                for (unsigned int se=0; se < e->n_sub_elem(); se++)
                  out_stream << the_value << " ";
              else
                out_stream << the_value << " ";
            }

          out_stream << "\n\n";
        }
    }




  // optionally write the data
  if ((solution_names != NULL) &&
      (v != NULL))
    {
      const unsigned int n_vars =
        libmesh_cast_int<unsigned int>(solution_names->size());

      if (!(v->size() == mesh.n_nodes()*n_vars))
        libMesh::err << "ERROR: v->size()=" << v->size()
                      << ", mesh.n_nodes()=" << mesh.n_nodes()
                      << ", n_vars=" << n_vars
                      << ", mesh.n_nodes()*n_vars=" << mesh.n_nodes()*n_vars
                      << std::endl;

      libmesh_assert_equal_to (v->size(), mesh.n_nodes()*n_vars);

      for (unsigned int c=0; c<n_vars; c++)
        {

#ifdef LIBMESH_USE_COMPLEX_NUMBERS

          // in case of complex data, write _tree_ data sets
          // for each component

          // this is the real part
          out_stream << "r_" << (*solution_names)[c] << " 1\n";

          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            out_stream << (*v)[n*n_vars + c].real() << " ";

          out_stream << '\n' << '\n';


          // this is the imaginary part
          out_stream << "i_" << (*solution_names)[c] << " 1\n";

          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            out_stream << (*v)[n*n_vars + c].imag() << " ";

          out_stream << '\n' << '\n';

          // this is the magnitude
          out_stream << "a_" << (*solution_names)[c] << " 1\n";
          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            out_stream << std::abs((*v)[n*n_vars + c]) << " ";

          out_stream << '\n' << '\n';

#else

          out_stream << (*solution_names)[c] << " 1\n";

          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            out_stream << (*v)[n*n_vars + c] << " ";

          out_stream << '\n' << '\n';

#endif
        }

    }

  // If we wrote any variables, we have to close the variable section now
  if (write_variable)
    out_stream << "endvars\n";


  // end of the file
  out_stream << "\nendgmv\n";
}







void GMVIO::write_binary (const std::string& fname,
                          const std::vector<Number>* vec,
                          const std::vector<std::string>* solution_names)
{
  // Get a reference to the mesh
  const MeshBase& mesh = MeshOutput<MeshBase>::mesh();

  // This is a parallel_only function
  const dof_id_type n_active_elem = mesh.n_active_elem();

  if (libMesh::processor_id() != 0)
    return;

  std::ofstream out_stream (fname.c_str());

  libmesh_assert (out_stream.good());

  unsigned int mesh_max_p_level = 0;

  char buf[80];

  // Begin interfacing with the GMV data file
  {
    // write the nodes
    std::strcpy(buf, "gmvinput");
    out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));

    std::strcpy(buf, "ieeei4r4");
    out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));
  }



  // write the nodes
  {
    std::strcpy(buf, "nodes   ");
    out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));

    unsigned int tempint = mesh.n_nodes();

    std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));

    out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));

    // write the x coordinate
    float *temp = new float[mesh.n_nodes()];
    for (unsigned int v=0; v<mesh.n_nodes(); v++)
      temp[v] = static_cast<float>(mesh.point(v)(0));
    out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(temp), sizeof(float)*mesh.n_nodes());

    // write the y coordinate
    for (unsigned int v=0; v<mesh.n_nodes(); v++)
#if LIBMESH_DIM > 1
      temp[v] = static_cast<float>(mesh.point(v)(1));
#else
      temp[v] = 0.;
#endif
    out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(temp), sizeof(float)*mesh.n_nodes());

    // write the z coordinate
    for (unsigned int v=0; v<mesh.n_nodes(); v++)
#if LIBMESH_DIM > 2
      temp[v] = static_cast<float>(mesh.point(v)(2));
#else
      temp[v] = 0.;
#endif
    out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(temp), sizeof(float)*mesh.n_nodes());

    delete [] temp;
  }


  // write the connectivity
  {
    std::strcpy(buf, "cells   ");
    out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));

    unsigned int tempint = n_active_elem;

    std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));

    out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));

    MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
    const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

    switch (mesh.mesh_dimension())
      {

      case 1:
        for ( ; it != end; ++it)
          {
            mesh_max_p_level = std::max(mesh_max_p_level,
                                        (*it)->p_level());

            for(unsigned se = 0; se < (*it)->n_sub_elem(); ++se)
              {
                std::strcpy(buf, "line    ");
                out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));

                tempint = 2;
                std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));
                out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));

                std::vector<dof_id_type> conn;
                (*it)->connectivity(se,TECPLOT,conn);

                out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&conn[0]), sizeof(unsigned int)*tempint);
              }
          }
        break;

      case 2:
        for ( ; it != end; ++it)
          {
            mesh_max_p_level = std::max(mesh_max_p_level,
                                        (*it)->p_level());

            for(unsigned se = 0; se < (*it)->n_sub_elem(); ++se)
              {
                std::strcpy(buf, "quad    ");
                out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));
                tempint = 4;
                std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));
                out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));
                std::vector<dof_id_type> conn;
                (*it)->connectivity(se,TECPLOT,conn);
                out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&conn[0]), sizeof(unsigned int)*tempint);
              }
          }
        break;
      case 3:
        for ( ; it != end; ++it)
          {
            mesh_max_p_level = std::max(mesh_max_p_level,
                                        (*it)->p_level());

            for(unsigned se = 0; se < (*it)->n_sub_elem(); ++se)
              {
                std::strcpy(buf, "phex8   ");
                out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));
                tempint = 8;
                std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));
                out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));
                std::vector<dof_id_type> conn;
                (*it)->connectivity(se,TECPLOT,conn);
                out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&conn[0]), sizeof(unsigned int)*tempint);
              }
          }
        break;
      default:
        libmesh_error();

      }
  }



  // optionally write the partition information
  if (this->partitioning())
    {
      if (this->write_subdomain_id_as_material())
        {
          libMesh::out << "Not yet supported in GMVIO::write_binary" << std::endl;
          libmesh_error();
        }
      else
        {
          std::strcpy(buf, "material");
          out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));

          unsigned int tmpint = mesh.n_processors();
          std::memcpy(buf, &tmpint, sizeof(unsigned int));
          out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));

          tmpint = 0; // IDs are cell based
          std::memcpy(buf, &tmpint, sizeof(unsigned int));
          out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));


          for (unsigned int proc=0; proc<mesh.n_processors(); proc++)
            {
              std::sprintf(buf, "proc_%d", proc);
              out_stream.write(buf, 8);
            }

          std::vector<unsigned int> proc_id (n_active_elem);

          unsigned int n=0;

          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
              proc_id[n++] = (*it)->processor_id()+1;


          out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&proc_id[0]),
                    sizeof(unsigned int)*proc_id.size());
        }
    }

  // If there are *any* variables at all in the system (including
  // p level, or arbitrary cell-based data)
  // to write, the gmv file needs to contain the word "variable"
  // on a line by itself.
  bool write_variable = false;

  // 1.) p-levels
  if (this->p_levels() && mesh_max_p_level)
    write_variable = true;

  // 2.) solution data
  if ((solution_names != NULL) && (vec != NULL))
    write_variable = true;

  //   // 3.) cell-centered data - unsupported
  //   if ( !(this->_cell_centered_data.empty()) )
  //     write_variable = true;

  if (write_variable)
    {
      std::strcpy(buf, "variable");
      out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));
    }

  // optionally write the partition information
  if (this->p_levels() && mesh_max_p_level)
    {
      unsigned int n_floats = n_active_elem;
      for (unsigned int i=0; i != mesh.mesh_dimension(); ++i)
        n_floats *= 2;

      float *temp = new float[n_floats];

      std::strcpy(buf, "p_level");
      out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));

      unsigned int tempint = 0; // p levels are cell data

      std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));
      out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));

      MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
      const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();
      unsigned int n=0;

      for (; it != end; ++it)
        for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
          temp[n++] = static_cast<float>( (*it)->p_level() );

      out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(temp),
                sizeof(float)*n_floats);

      delete [] temp;
    }


   // optionally write cell-centered data
   if ( !(this->_cell_centered_data.empty()) )
     {
       libMesh::err << "Cell-centered data not (yet) supported in binary I/O mode!" << std::endl;

//        std::map<std::string, const std::vector<Real>* >::iterator       it  = this->_cell_centered_data.begin();
//        const std::map<std::string, const std::vector<Real>* >::iterator end = this->_cell_centered_data.end();

//        for (; it != end; ++it)
//      {
//        // Write out the variable name ...
//        std::strcpy(buf, (*it).first.c_str());
//        out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));

//        // ... followed by a zero.
//        unsigned int tempint = 0; // 0 signifies cell data
//        std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));
//        out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));

//        // Get a pointer to the array of cell-centered data values
//        const std::vector<Real>* the_array = (*it).second;

//        // Since the_array might contain zeros (for inactive elements) we need to
//        // make a copy of it containing just values for active elements.
//        const unsigned int n_floats = n_active_elem * (1<<mesh.mesh_dimension());
//        float *temp = new float[n_floats];

//        MeshBase::const_element_iterator       elem_it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
//        const MeshBase::const_element_iterator elem_end = mesh.active_elements_end();
//        unsigned int n=0;

//        for (; elem_it != elem_end; ++elem_it)
//          {
//            // If there's a seg-fault, it will probably be here!
//            const float the_value = static_cast<float>(the_array->operator[]((*elem_it)->id()));

//            for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*elem_it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
//              temp[n++] = the_value;
//          }


//        // Write "the_array" directly to the file
//        out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(temp),
//                  sizeof(float)*n_floats);

//        delete [] temp;
//      }
     }




  // optionally write the data
  if ((solution_names != NULL) &&
      (vec != NULL))
    {
      float *temp = new float[mesh.n_nodes()];

      const unsigned int n_vars = solution_names->size();

      for (unsigned int c=0; c<n_vars; c++)
        {

#ifdef LIBMESH_USE_COMPLEX_NUMBERS
          // for complex data, write three datasets


          // Real part
          std::strcpy(buf, "r_");
          out_stream.write(buf, 2);
          std::strcpy(buf, (*solution_names)[c].c_str());
          out_stream.write(buf, 6);

          unsigned int tempint = 1; // always do nodal data
          std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));
          out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));

          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            temp[n] = static_cast<float>( (*vec)[n*n_vars + c].real() );

          out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(temp), sizeof(float)*mesh.n_nodes());


          // imaginary part
          std::strcpy(buf, "i_");
          out_stream.write(buf, 2);
          std::strcpy(buf, (*solution_names)[c].c_str());
          out_stream.write(buf, 6);

          std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));
          out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));

          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            temp[n] = static_cast<float>( (*vec)[n*n_vars + c].imag() );

          out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(temp), sizeof(float)*mesh.n_nodes());

          // magnitude
          std::strcpy(buf, "a_");
          out_stream.write(buf, 2);
          std::strcpy(buf, (*solution_names)[c].c_str());
          out_stream.write(buf, 6);

          std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));
          out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));

          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            temp[n] = static_cast<float>(std::abs((*vec)[n*n_vars + c]));

          out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(temp), sizeof(float)*mesh.n_nodes());

#else


          std::strcpy(buf, (*solution_names)[c].c_str());
          out_stream.write(buf, 8);

          unsigned int tempint = 1; // always do nodal data
          std::memcpy(buf, &tempint, sizeof(unsigned int));
          out_stream.write(buf, sizeof(unsigned int));

          for (unsigned int n=0; n<mesh.n_nodes(); n++)
            temp[n] = static_cast<float>((*vec)[n*n_vars + c]);

          out_stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(temp), sizeof(float)*mesh.n_nodes());


#endif


        }

      delete [] temp;

    }

  // If we wrote any variables, we have to close the variable section now
  if (write_variable)
    {
      std::strcpy(buf, "endvars ");
      out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));
    }

  // end the file
  std::strcpy(buf, "endgmv  ");
  out_stream.write(buf, std::strlen(buf));
}









void GMVIO::write_discontinuous_gmv (const std::string& name,
                                     const EquationSystems& es,
                                     const bool write_partitioning) const
{
  std::vector<std::string> solution_names;
  std::vector<Number>      v;

  // Get a reference to the mesh
  const MeshBase& mesh = MeshOutput<MeshBase>::mesh();

  es.build_variable_names  (solution_names);
  es.build_discontinuous_solution_vector (v);

  // These are parallel_only functions
  const unsigned int n_active_elem = mesh.n_active_elem();

  if (mesh.processor_id() != 0)
    return;

  std::ofstream out_stream(name.c_str());

  libmesh_assert (out_stream.good());

  // Begin interfacing with the GMV data file
  {

    // write the nodes
    out_stream << "gmvinput ascii" << std::endl << std::endl;

    // Compute the total weight
    {
      MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
      const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

      unsigned int tw=0;

      for ( ; it != end; ++it)
        tw += (*it)->n_nodes();

      out_stream << "nodes " << tw << std::endl;
    }



    // Write all the x values
    {
      MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
      const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

      for ( ; it != end; ++it)
        for (unsigned int n=0; n<(*it)->n_nodes(); n++)
          out_stream << (*it)->point(n)(0) << " ";

      out_stream << std::endl;
    }


    // Write all the y values
    {
      MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
      const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

      for ( ; it != end; ++it)
        for (unsigned int n=0; n<(*it)->n_nodes(); n++)
#if LIBMESH_DIM > 1
          out_stream << (*it)->point(n)(1) << " ";
#else
          out_stream << 0. << " ";
#endif

      out_stream << std::endl;
    }


    // Write all the z values
    {
      MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
      const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

      for ( ; it != end; ++it)
        for (unsigned int n=0; n<(*it)->n_nodes(); n++)
#if LIBMESH_DIM > 2
          out_stream << (*it)->point(n)(2) << " ";
#else
          out_stream << 0. << " ";
#endif

      out_stream << std::endl << std::endl;
    }
  }



  {
    // write the connectivity

    out_stream << "cells " << n_active_elem << std::endl;

    MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
    const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

    unsigned int nn=1;

    switch (mesh.mesh_dimension())
      {
      case 1:
        {
          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
              {
                if (((*it)->type() == EDGE2) ||
                    ((*it)->type() == EDGE3) ||
                    ((*it)->type() == EDGE4)
#ifdef LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                    || ((*it)->type() == INFEDGE2)
#endif
                    )
                  {
                    out_stream << "line 2" << std::endl;
                    for (unsigned int i=0; i<(*it)->n_nodes(); i++)
                      out_stream << nn++ << " ";

                  }
                else
                  {
                    libmesh_error();
                  }

                out_stream << std::endl;
              }

          break;
        }

      case 2:
        {
          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
              {
                if (((*it)->type() == QUAD4) ||
                    ((*it)->type() == QUAD8) || // Note: QUAD8 will be output as one central quad and
                                                // four surrounding triangles (though they will be written
                                                // to GMV as QUAD4s).
                    ((*it)->type() == QUAD9)
#ifdef LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                    || ((*it)->type() == INFQUAD4)
                    || ((*it)->type() == INFQUAD6)
#endif
                    )
                  {
                    out_stream << "quad 4" << std::endl;
                    for (unsigned int i=0; i<(*it)->n_nodes(); i++)
                      out_stream << nn++ << " ";

                  }
                else if (((*it)->type() == TRI3) ||
                         ((*it)->type() == TRI6))
                  {
                    out_stream << "tri 3" << std::endl;
                    for (unsigned int i=0; i<(*it)->n_nodes(); i++)
                      out_stream << nn++ << " ";

                  }
                else
                  {
                    libmesh_error();
                  }

                out_stream << std::endl;
              }

          break;
        }


      case 3:
        {
          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            for (unsigned int se=0; se<(*it)->n_sub_elem(); se++)
              {
                if (((*it)->type() == HEX8) ||
                    ((*it)->type() == HEX20) ||
                    ((*it)->type() == HEX27)
#ifdef LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                    || ((*it)->type() == INFHEX8)
                    || ((*it)->type() == INFHEX16)
                    || ((*it)->type() == INFHEX18)
#endif
                    )
                  {
                    out_stream << "phex8 8" << std::endl;
                    for (unsigned int i=0; i<(*it)->n_nodes(); i++)
                      out_stream << nn++ << " ";
                  }
                else if (((*it)->type() == PRISM6) ||
                         ((*it)->type() == PRISM15) ||
                         ((*it)->type() == PRISM18)
#ifdef LIBMESH_ENABLE_INFINITE_ELEMENTS
                         || ((*it)->type() == INFPRISM6)
                         || ((*it)->type() == INFPRISM12)
#endif
                         )
                  {
                    out_stream << "pprism6 6" << std::endl;
                    for (unsigned int i=0; i<(*it)->n_nodes(); i++)
                      out_stream << nn++ << " ";
                  }
                else if (((*it)->type() == TET4) ||
                         ((*it)->type() == TET10))
                  {
                    out_stream << "tet 4" << std::endl;
                    for (unsigned int i=0; i<(*it)->n_nodes(); i++)
                      out_stream << nn++ << " ";
                  }
                else
                  {
                    libmesh_error();
                  }

                out_stream << std::endl;
              }

          break;
        }

      default:
        libmesh_error();
      }

    out_stream << std::endl;
  }



  // optionally write the partition information
  if (write_partitioning)
    {
      if (_write_subdomain_id_as_material)
        {
          libMesh::out << "Not yet supported in GMVIO::write_discontinuous_gmv" << std::endl;
          libmesh_error();
        }
      else
        {
          out_stream << "material "
              << mesh.n_processors()
              << " 0"<< std::endl;

          for (unsigned int proc=0; proc<mesh.n_processors(); proc++)
            out_stream << "proc_" << proc << std::endl;

          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            out_stream << (*it)->processor_id()+1 << std::endl;

          out_stream << std::endl;
        }
    }


  // Writing cell-centered data is not yet supported in discontinuous GMV files.
  if ( !(this->_cell_centered_data.empty()) )
    {
      libMesh::err << "Cell-centered data not (yet) supported for discontinuous GMV files!" << std::endl;
    }



  // write the data
  {
    const unsigned int n_vars = solution_names.size();

    //    libmesh_assert_equal_to (v.size(), tw*n_vars);

    out_stream << "variable" << std::endl;


    for (unsigned int c=0; c<n_vars; c++)
      {

#ifdef LIBMESH_USE_COMPLEX_NUMBERS

        // in case of complex data, write _tree_ data sets
        // for each component

        // this is the real part
        out_stream << "r_" << solution_names[c] << " 1" << std::endl;
        {
          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            for (unsigned int n=0; n<(*it)->n_nodes(); n++)
              out_stream << v[(n++)*n_vars + c].real() << " ";
        }
        out_stream << std::endl << std::endl;


        // this is the imaginary part
        out_stream << "i_" << solution_names[c] << " 1" << std::endl;
        {
          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            for (unsigned int n=0; n<(*it)->n_nodes(); n++)
              out_stream << v[(n++)*n_vars + c].imag() << " ";
        }
        out_stream << std::endl << std::endl;

        // this is the magnitude
        out_stream << "a_" << solution_names[c] << " 1" << std::endl;
        {
          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            for (unsigned int n=0; n<(*it)->n_nodes(); n++)
              out_stream << std::abs(v[(n++)*n_vars + c]) << " ";
        }
        out_stream << std::endl << std::endl;

#else

        out_stream << solution_names[c] << " 1" << std::endl;
        {
          MeshBase::const_element_iterator       it  = mesh.active_elements_begin();
          const MeshBase::const_element_iterator end = mesh.active_elements_end();

          unsigned int nn=0;

          for ( ; it != end; ++it)
            for (unsigned int n=0; n<(*it)->n_nodes(); n++)
              out_stream << v[(nn++)*n_vars + c] << " ";
        }
        out_stream << std::endl << std::endl;

#endif

      }

    out_stream << "endvars" << std::endl;
  }


  // end of the file
  out_stream << std::endl << "endgmv" << std::endl;
}





void GMVIO::add_cell_centered_data (const std::string&       cell_centered_data_name,
                                    const std::vector<Real>* cell_centered_data_vals)
{
  libmesh_assert(cell_centered_data_vals);

  // Make sure there are *at least* enough entries for all the active elements.
  // There can also be entries for inactive elements, they will be ignored.
  // libmesh_assert_greater_equal (cell_centered_data_vals->size(),
  //                               MeshOutput<MeshBase>::mesh().n_active_elem());
  this->_cell_centered_data[cell_centered_data_name] = cell_centered_data_vals;
}






void GMVIO::read (const std::string& name)
{
  // This is a serial-only process for now;
  // the Mesh should be read on processor 0 and
  // broadcast later
  libmesh_assert_equal_to (libMesh::processor_id(), 0);

  _next_elem_id = 0;

  libmesh_experimental();

#ifndef LIBMESH_HAVE_GMV

  libMesh::err << "Cannot read GMV file " << name << " without the GMV API." << std::endl;
  libmesh_error();

#else
  // We use the file-scope global variable eletypes for mapping nodes
  // from GMV to libmesh indices, so initialize that data now.
  init_eletypes();

  // Clear the mesh so we are sure to start from a pristeen state.
  MeshBase& mesh = MeshInput<MeshBase>::mesh();
  mesh.clear();

  // Keep track of what kinds of elements this file contains
  elems_of_dimension.clear();
  elems_of_dimension.resize(4, false);

  // It is apparently possible for gmv files to contain
  // a "fromfile" directive (?) But we currently don't make
  // any use of this feature in LibMesh.  Nonzero return val
  // from any function usually means an error has occurred.
  int ierr = GMV::gmvread_open_fromfileskip(const_cast<char*>(name.c_str()));
  if (ierr != 0)
    {
      libMesh::err << "GMV::gmvread_open_fromfileskip failed!" << std::endl;
      libmesh_error();
    }


  // Loop through file until GMVEND.
  int iend = 0;
  while (iend == 0)
    {
      GMV::gmvread_data();

      /*  Check for GMVEND.  */
      if (GMV::gmv_data.keyword == GMVEND)
        {
          iend = 1;
          GMV::gmvread_close();
          break;
        }

      /*  Check for GMVERROR.  */
      if (GMV::gmv_data.keyword == GMVERROR)
        {
          libMesh::err << "Encountered GMVERROR while reading!" << std::endl;
          libmesh_error();
        }

      /*  Process the data.  */
      switch (GMV::gmv_data.keyword)
        {
        case NODES:
          {
            //libMesh::out << "Reading nodes." << std::endl;

            if (GMV::gmv_data.num2 == NODES)
              this->_read_nodes();

            else if (GMV::gmv_data.num2 == NODE_V)
              {
                libMesh::err << "Unsupported GMV data type NODE_V!" << std::endl;
                libmesh_error();
              }
            break;
          }

        case CELLS:
          {
            // Read 1 cell at a time
            // libMesh::out << "\nReading one cell." << std::endl;
            this->_read_one_cell();
            break;
          }

        case MATERIAL:
          {
            // keyword == 6
            // These are the materials, which we use to specify the mesh
            // partitioning.
            this->_read_materials();
            break;
          }

        case VARIABLE:
          {
            // keyword == 8
            // This is a field variable.

            // Check to see if we're done reading variables and break out.
            if (GMV::gmv_data.datatype == ENDKEYWORD)
              {
                // libMesh::out << "Done reading GMV variables." << std::endl;
                break;
              }

            if (GMV::gmv_data.datatype == NODE)
              {
                // libMesh::out << "Reading node field data for variable "
                //        << GMV::gmv_data.name1 << std::endl;
                this->_read_var();
                break;
              }

            else
              {
                libMesh::err << "Warning: Skipping variable: "
                              << GMV::gmv_data.name1
                              << " which is of unsupported GMV datatype "
                              << GMV::gmv_data.datatype
                              << ".  Nodal field data is currently the only type currently supported."
                              << std::endl;
                break;
              }

          }

        default:
          {
            libMesh::err << "Encountered unknown GMV keyword "
                          << GMV::gmv_data.keyword
                          << std::endl;
            libmesh_error();
          }
        } // end switch
    } // end while

  // Set the mesh dimension to the largest encountered for an element
  for (unsigned int i=0; i!=4; ++i)
    if (elems_of_dimension[i])
      mesh.set_mesh_dimension(i);

#if LIBMESH_DIM < 3
  if (mesh.mesh_dimension() > LIBMESH_DIM)
    {
      libMesh::err << "Cannot open dimension " <<
                      mesh.mesh_dimension() <<
                      " mesh file when configured without " <<
                      mesh.mesh_dimension() << "D support." <<
                      std::endl;
      libmesh_error();
    }
#endif

  // Done reading in the mesh, now call find_neighbors, etc.
  // mesh.find_neighbors();

  // Pass true flag to skip renumbering nodes and elements
  mesh.prepare_for_use(true);
#endif
}




void GMVIO::_read_var()
{
#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_GMV

  // Copy all the variable's values into a local storage vector.
  _nodal_data.insert ( std::make_pair(std::string(GMV::gmv_data.name1),
                                      std::vector<Number>(GMV::gmv_data.doubledata1, GMV::gmv_data.doubledata1+GMV::gmv_data.num) ) );
#endif
}



void GMVIO::_read_materials()
{
#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_GMV

  // LibMesh assigns materials on a per-cell basis
  libmesh_assert_equal_to (GMV::gmv_data.datatype, CELL);

  //   // Material names: LibMesh has no use for these currently...
  //   libMesh::out << "Number of material names="
  //        << GMV::gmv_data.num
  //        << std::endl;

  //   for (int i = 0; i < GMV::gmv_data.num; i++)
  //     {
  //       // Build a 32-char string from the appropriate entries
  //       std::string mat_string(&GMV::gmv_data.chardata1[i*33], 32);

  //       libMesh::out << "Material name " << i << ": " << mat_string << std::endl;
  //     }

  //   // Material labels: These correspond to (1-based) CPU IDs, and
  //   // there should be 1 of these for each element.
  //   libMesh::out << "Number of material labels = "
  //        << GMV::gmv_data.nlongdata1
  //        << std::endl;

  for (int i = 0; i < GMV::gmv_data.nlongdata1; i++)
    {
      // Debugging Info
      // libMesh::out << "Material ID " << i << ": "
      // << GMV::gmv_data.longdata1[i]
      // << std::endl;

      MeshInput<MeshBase>::mesh().elem(i)->processor_id() =
        GMV::gmv_data.longdata1[i]-1;
    }

#endif
}




void GMVIO::_read_nodes()
{
#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_GMV
  //   // Debug Info
  //   libMesh::out << "gmv_data.datatype="
  //        <<  GMV::gmv_data.datatype
  //        << std::endl;

  // LibMesh writes UNSTRUCT=100 node data
  libmesh_assert_equal_to (GMV::gmv_data.datatype, UNSTRUCT);

  // The nodal data is stored in gmv_data.doubledata{1,2,3}
  // and is nnodes long
  for (int i = 0; i < GMV::gmv_data.num; i++)
    {
      //       libMesh::out << "(x,y,z)="
      //                << "("
      //                << GMV::gmv_data.doubledata1[i]
      //                << ","
      //                << GMV::gmv_data.doubledata2[i]
      //                << ","
      //                << GMV::gmv_data.doubledata3[i]
      //                << ")"
      //                << std::endl;

      // Add the point to the Mesh
      MeshInput<MeshBase>::mesh().add_point
                     ( Point(GMV::gmv_data.doubledata1[i],
                             GMV::gmv_data.doubledata2[i],
                             GMV::gmv_data.doubledata3[i]), i);
    }
#endif
}


void GMVIO::_read_one_cell()
{
#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_GMV
  //   // Debug Info
  //   libMesh::out << "gmv_data.datatype="
  //        <<  GMV::gmv_data.datatype
  //        << std::endl;

  // This is either a REGULAR=111 cell or
  // the ENDKEYWORD=207 of the cells
#ifndef NDEBUG
    bool recognized =
      (GMV::gmv_data.datatype==REGULAR) ||
      (GMV::gmv_data.datatype==ENDKEYWORD);
#endif
    libmesh_assert (recognized);

  MeshBase& mesh = MeshInput<MeshBase>::mesh();

  if (GMV::gmv_data.datatype == REGULAR)
    {
      //       libMesh::out << "Name of the cell is: "
      //                << GMV::gmv_data.name1
      //                << std::endl;

      //       libMesh::out << "Cell has "
      //                << GMV::gmv_data.num2
      //                << " vertices."
      //                << std::endl;

      // We need a mapping from GMV element types to LibMesh
      // ElemTypes.  Basically the reverse of the eletypes
      // std::map above.
      //
      // FIXME: Since Quad9's apparently don't exist for GMV, and since
      // In general we write linear sub-elements to GMV files, we need
      // to be careful to read back in exactly what we wrote out...
      ElemType type = this->_gmv_elem_to_libmesh_elem(GMV::gmv_data.name1);

      Elem* elem = Elem::build(type).release();
      elem->set_id(_next_elem_id++);

      // Get the ElementDefinition object for this element type
      const ElementDefinition& eledef = eletypes[type];

      // Print out the connectivity information for
      // this cell.
      for (int i=0; i<GMV::gmv_data.num2; i++)
        {
          //      // Debugging info
          //      libMesh::out << "Vertex " << i << " is node "
          //                << GMV::gmv_data.longdata1[i]
          //                << std::endl;

          // Map index i to GMV's numbering scheme
          unsigned mapped_i = eledef.node_map[i];

          // Note: Node numbers (as stored in libmesh) are 1-based
          elem->set_node(i) = mesh.node_ptr(GMV::gmv_data.longdata1[mapped_i]-1);
        }

      elems_of_dimension[elem->dim()] = true;

      // Add the newly-created element to the mesh
      mesh.add_elem(elem);
    }


  if (GMV::gmv_data.datatype == ENDKEYWORD)
    {
      // There isn't a cell to read, so we just return
      return;
    }

#endif
}


ElemType GMVIO::_gmv_elem_to_libmesh_elem(const char* elemname)
{
  //
  // Linear Elements
  //
  if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"line",4))
    return EDGE2;

  if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"tri",3))
    return TRI3;

  if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"quad",4))
    return QUAD4;

  // FIXME: tet or ptet4?
  if ((!std::strncmp(elemname,"tet",3)) ||
      (!std::strncmp(elemname,"ptet4",5)))
    return TET4;

  // FIXME: hex or phex8?
  if ((!std::strncmp(elemname,"hex",3)) ||
      (!std::strncmp(elemname,"phex8",5)))
    return HEX8;

  // FIXME: prism or pprism6?
  if ((!std::strncmp(elemname,"prism",5)) ||
      (!std::strncmp(elemname,"pprism6",7)))
    return PRISM6;

  //
  // Quadratic Elements
  //
  if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"phex20",6))
    return HEX20;

  if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"phex27",6))
    return HEX27;

  if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"pprism15",8))
    return PRISM15;

  if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"ptet10",6))
    return TET10;

  if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"6tri",4))
    return TRI6;

  if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"8quad",5))
    return QUAD8;

  if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"3line",5))
    return EDGE3;

  // Unsupported/Unused types
  // if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"vface2d",7))
  // if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"vface3d",7))
  // if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"pyramid",7))
  // if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"ppyrmd5",7))
  // if (!std::strncmp(elemname,"ppyrmd13",8))

  // If we didn't return yet, then we didn't find the right cell!
  libMesh::err << "Uknown/unsupported element: "
                << elemname
                << " was read."
                << std::endl;
  libmesh_error();
}




void GMVIO::copy_nodal_solution(EquationSystems& es)
{
  // Check for easy return if there isn't any nodal data
  if (_nodal_data.empty())
    {
      libMesh::err << "Unable to copy nodal solution: No nodal "
                    << "solution has been read in from file." << std::endl;
      return;
    }

  // Be sure there is at least one system
  libmesh_assert (es.n_systems());

  // Keep track of variable names which have been found and
  // copied already.  This could be used to prevent us from
  // e.g. copying the same var into 2 different systems ...
  // but this seems unlikely.  Also, it is used to tell if
  // any variables which were read in were not successfully
  // copied to the EquationSystems.
  std::set<std::string> vars_copied;

  // For each entry in the nodal data map, try to find a system
  // that has the same variable key name.
  for (unsigned int sys=0; sys<es.n_systems(); ++sys)
    {
      // Get a generic refernence to the current System
      System& system = es.get_system(sys);

      // And a reference to that system's dof_map
      // const DofMap & dof_map = system.get_dof_map();

      // For each var entry in the _nodal_data map, try to find
      // that var in the system
      std::map<std::string, std::vector<Number> >::iterator it = _nodal_data.begin();
      const std::map<std::string, std::vector<Number> >::iterator end = _nodal_data.end();
      for (; it != end; ++it)
        {
          std::string var_name = (*it).first;
          // libMesh::out << "Searching for var " << var_name << " in system " << sys << std::endl;

          if (system.has_variable(var_name))
            {
              // Check if there are as many nodes in the mesh as there are entries
              // in the stored nodal data vector
              libmesh_assert_equal_to ( (*it).second.size(), MeshInput<MeshBase>::mesh().n_nodes() );

              const unsigned int var_num = system.variable_number(var_name);

              // libMesh::out << "Variable "
              //                        << var_name
              //                        << " is variable "
              //                        << var_num
              //                        << " in system " << sys << std::endl;

              // The only type of nodal data we can read in from GMV is for
              // linear LAGRANGE type elements.
              const FEType& fe_type = system.variable_type(var_num);
              if ((fe_type.order != FIRST) || (fe_type.family != LAGRANGE))
                {
                  libMesh::err << "Only FIRST-order LAGRANGE variables can be read from GMV files. "
                                << "Skipping variable " << var_name << std::endl;
                  //libmesh_error();
                  break;
                }


              // Loop over the stored vector's entries, inserting them into
              // the System's solution if appropriate.
              for (unsigned int i=0; i<(*it).second.size(); ++i)
                {
                  // Since this var came from a GMV file, the index i corresponds to
                  // the (single) DOF value of the current variable for node i.
                  const unsigned int dof_index =
                    MeshInput<MeshBase>::mesh().node_ptr(i)->dof_number(sys,      /*system #*/
                                                                        var_num,  /*var # */
                                                                        0);       /*component #, always zero for LAGRANGE */

                  // libMesh::out << "Value " << i << ": "
                  //                        << (*it).second [i]
                  //                        << ", dof index="
                  //                        << dof_index << std::endl;

                  // If the dof_index is local to this processor, set the value
                  if ((dof_index >= system.solution->first_local_index()) &&
                      (dof_index <  system.solution->last_local_index()))
                    system.solution->set (dof_index, (*it).second [i]);
                } // end loop over my GMVIO's copy of the solution

              // Add the most recently copied var to the set of copied vars
              vars_copied.insert (var_name);
            } // end if (system.has_variable)
        } // end for loop over _nodal_data

      // Communicate parallel values before going to the next system.
      system.solution->close();
      system.update();

    } // end loop over all systems



  // Warn the user if any GMV variables were not successfully copied over to the EquationSystems object
  {
    std::map<std::string, std::vector<Number> >::iterator it = _nodal_data.begin();
    const std::map<std::string, std::vector<Number> >::iterator end = _nodal_data.end();

    for (; it != end; ++it)
      {
        if (vars_copied.find( (*it).first ) == vars_copied.end())
          {
            libMesh::err << "Warning: Variable "
                          << (*it).first
                          << " was not copied to the EquationSystems object."
                          << std::endl;
          }
      }
  }

}

} // namespace libMesh

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