PetscCopyMode

Synopsis

typedef enum {PETSC_COPY_VALUES, PETSC_OWN_POINTER, PETSC_USE_POINTER} PetscCopyMode;

For the array input

  PETSC_COPY_VALUES - the array values are copied into new space, the user is free to reuse or delete the passed in array

  PETSC_OWN_POINTER - the array values are NOT copied, the object takes ownership of the array and will free it later, the user cannot change or

                      delete the array. The array MUST have been obtained with PetscMalloc(). Hence this mode cannot be used in Fortran.

  PETSC_USE_POINTER - the array values are NOT copied, the object uses the array but does NOT take ownership of the array. The user cannot use

                      the array but the user must delete the array after the object is destroyed.

For the PetscObject input

  PETSC_COPY_VALUES - the input PetscObject is cloned into the aggregate PetscObject; the user is free to reuse/modify the input PetscObject without side effects.

  PETSC_OWN_POINTER - the input PetscObject is referenced by pointer (with reference count), thus should not be modified by the user. (Modification may cause errors or unintended side-effects in this or a future version of PETSc.)

  PETSC_USE_POINTER - invalid for PetscObject inputs.

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