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# SNESComputeFunction
Calls the function that has been set with `SNESSetFunction()`.
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsnes.h"
PetscErrorCode SNESComputeFunction(SNES snes, Vec x, Vec y)
```
Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***snes -*** the `SNES` context
- ***x -*** input vector
## Output Parameter
- ***y -*** function vector, as set by `SNESSetFunction()`
## Note
`SNESComputeFunction()` is typically used within nonlinear solvers
implementations, so users would not generally call this routine themselves.
## See Also
[](ch_snes), `SNES`, `SNESSetFunction()`, `SNESGetFunction()`, `SNESComputeMFFunction()`
## Level
developer
## Location
src/snes/interface/snes.c
## Examples
src/snes/tutorials/ex12.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex1f.F90
src/snes/tutorials/ex22.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex63.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex77.c
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[Index of all SNES routines](index.md)
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