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# PFCreate
Creates a mathematical function context.
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscpf.h"
PetscErrorCode PFCreate(MPI_Comm comm, PetscInt dimin, PetscInt dimout, PF *pf)
```
Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***comm -*** MPI communicator
- ***dimin -*** dimension of the space you are mapping from
- ***dimout -*** dimension of the space you are mapping to
## Output Parameter
- ***pf -*** the function context
## See Also
`PF`, `PFSet()`, `PFApply()`, `PFDestroy()`, `PFApplyVec()`
## Level
developer
## Location
src/vec/pf/interface/pf.c
## Examples
src/snes/tutorials/ex22.c
## Implementations
PFCreate_Constant in src/vec/pf/impls/constant/const.c
PFCreate_Quick(PF pf, PetscErrorCode (*function) in src/vec/pf/impls/constant/const.c
PFCreate_Identity in src/vec/pf/impls/constant/const.c
PFCreate_Matlab in src/vec/pf/impls/matlab/cmatlab.c
PFCreate_String in src/vec/pf/impls/string/cstring.c
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