2:  #include <petsc/private/vecimpl.h>

  4: /*@
  5:   VecCreate - Creates an empty vector object. The type can then be set with VecSetType(),
  6:   or VecSetFromOptions().

  8:    If you never  call VecSetType() or VecSetFromOptions() it will generate an
  9:    error when you try to use the vector.

 11:   Collective

 13:   Input Parameter:
 14: . comm - The communicator for the vector object

 16:   Output Parameter:
 17: . vec  - The vector object

 19:   Level: beginner

 21: .seealso: VecSetType(), VecSetSizes(), VecCreateMPIWithArray(), VecCreateMPI(), VecDuplicate(),
 22:           VecDuplicateVecs(), VecCreateGhost(), VecCreateSeq(), VecPlaceArray()
 23: @*/
 24: PetscErrorCode  VecCreate(MPI_Comm comm, Vec *vec)
 25: {
 26:   Vec            v;

 31:   *vec = NULL;
 32:   VecInitializePackage();

 34:   PetscHeaderCreate(v, VEC_CLASSID, "Vec", "Vector", "Vec", comm, VecDestroy, VecView);

 36:   PetscLayoutCreate(comm,&v->map);
 37:   v->array_gotten = PETSC_FALSE;
 38:   v->petscnative  = PETSC_FALSE;

 40:   *vec = v;
 41:   return(0);
 42: }