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# PetscViewerRegister
Adds a viewer to those available for use with `PetscViewerSetType()` 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerRegister(const char *sname, PetscErrorCode (*function)(PetscViewer))
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***sname -*** name of a new user-defined viewer
- ***function -*** routine to create method context





## Note
`PetscViewerRegister()` may be called multiple times to add several user-defined viewers.


## Sample usage
```none
   PetscViewerRegister("my_viewer_type", MyViewerCreate);
```


Then, your solver can be chosen with the procedural interface via
```none
PetscViewerSetType(viewer, "my_viewer_type")
```
or at runtime via the option
```none
-viewer_type my_viewer_type
```


## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PetscViewerRegisterAll()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/interface/viewreg.c.html#PetscViewerRegister">src/sys/classes/viewer/interface/viewreg.c</A>


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