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# MatFactorInfoInitialize
Initializes a `MatFactorInfo` data structure with default values. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscmat.h" 
PetscErrorCode MatFactorInfoInitialize(MatFactorInfo *info)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***info -*** the `MatFactorInfo` data structure





## Notes
The solvers are generally used through the `KSP` and `PC` objects, for example
`PCLU`, `PCILU`, `PCCHOLESKY`, `PCICC`

Once the data structure is initialized one may change certain entries as desired for the particular factorization to be performed


## Developer Note
The Fortran interface is not autogenerated as the
interface definition cannot be generated correctly [due to `MatFactorInfo`]


## See Also
 [](ch_matrices), `Mat`, `MatGetFactor()`, `MatFactorInfo`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/interface/matrix.c.html#MatFactorInfoInitialize">src/mat/interface/matrix.c</A>


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