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TaoRegister

Adds a method to the TAO package for unconstrained minimization.

Synopsis

TaoRegister(char *name_solver,char *path,char *name_Create,int (*routine_Create)(Tao))
Not collective

Input Parameters

sname - name of a new user-defined solver
func - routine to Create method context

Notes

TaoRegister() may be called multiple times to add several user-defined solvers.

Sample usage

   TaoRegister("my_solver",MySolverCreate);

Then, your solver can be chosen with the procedural interface via

    TaoSetType(tao,"my_solver")
or at runtime via the option
    -tao_type my_solver

See Also

TaoRegisterAll(), TaoRegisterDestroy()

Level

advanced

Location

src/tao/interface/taosolver.c
Index of all Tao routines
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