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# PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipOptions
checks if viewer uses the PETSc options database when loading objects 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipOptions(PetscViewer viewer, PetscBool *skip)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***viewer -*** `PetscViewer` context, obtained from `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`



## Output Parameter

- ***skip -*** `PETSC_TRUE` means do not use





## Note
This must be called after `PetscViewerSetType()`


## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PETSCVIEWERBINARY`, `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetDescriptor()`, `PetscViewerBinarySkipInfo()`,
`PetscViewerBinarySetSkipOptions()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c.html#PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipOptions">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c</A>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c.html#PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipOptions_Binary">PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipOptions_Binary in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c</A><BR>


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