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# PetscAssertAbort
Assert that a particular condition is true, otherwise prints error and aborts 
## Synopsis
```
#include <petscerror.h>
void PetscAssertAbort(bool cond, MPI_Comm comm, PetscErrorCode ierr, const char *message, ...)
```
Collective; No Fortran Support


## 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 only in debug builds. See `PetscCheckAbort()` for usage.


## See Also
 `PetscCheckAbort()`, `PetscAssert()`, `PetscCheck()`, `SETERRABORT()`, `PetscError()`

## Level
beginner

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


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