petsc-3.11.4 2019-09-28
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MatRegister

- Adds a new matrix type

Synopsis

#include "petscmat.h" 
PetscErrorCode  MatRegister(const char sname[],PetscErrorCode (*function)(Mat))
Not Collective

Input Parameters

name - name of a new user-defined matrix type
routine_create - routine to create method context

Notes

MatRegister() may be called multiple times to add several user-defined solvers.

Sample usage

   MatRegister("my_mat",MyMatCreate);

Then, your solver can be chosen with the procedural interface via

    MatSetType(Mat,"my_mat")
or at runtime via the option
    -mat_type my_mat

Keywords

Mat, register

See Also

MatRegisterAll()

Level

advanced

Location

src/mat/interface/matreg.c
Index of all Mat routines
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