PetscOptionsBegin

Synopsis

#include 
PetscErrorCode PetscOptionsBegin(MPI_Comm comm,const char prefix[],const char title[],const char mansec[])

Input Parameters

Notes: Needs to be ended by a call the PetscOptionsEnd() Can add subheadings with PetscOptionsHead()

Developer notes: PetscOptionsPublish is set in PetscOptionsCheckInitial_Private() with -saws_options. When PetscOptionsPublish is set the

            loop between PetscOptionsBegin() and PetscOptionsEnd() is run THREE times with PetscOptionsPublishCount of values -1,0,1 otherwise

            the loop is run ONCE with a PetscOptionsPublishCount of 1.

            = -1 : The PetscOptionsInt() etc just call the PetscOptionsGetInt() etc

            = 0  : The GUI objects are created in PetscOptionsInt() etc and displayed in PetscOptionsEnd() and the options

                   database updated updated with user changes; PetscOptionsGetInt() etc are also called

            = 1 : The PetscOptionsInt() etc again call the PetscOptionsGetInt() etc (possibly getting new values), in addition the help message and

                  default values are printed if -help was given.

          When PetscOptionsObject.changedmethod is set this causes PetscOptionsPublishCount to be reset to -2 (so in the next loop iteration it is -1)

          and the whole process is repeated. This is to handle when, for example, the KSPType is changed thus changing the list of

          options available so they need to be redisplayed so the user can change the. Chaning PetscOptionsObjects.changedmethod is never

          currently set.

See Also

Level:intermediate
Location:src/sys/objects/../../../include/petscoptions.h
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