petsc-3.7.7 2017-09-25
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MatSetType

Builds matrix object for a particular matrix type

Synopsis

#include "petscmat.h" 
PetscErrorCode  MatSetType(Mat mat, MatType matype)
Collective on Mat

Input Parameters

mat - the matrix object
matype - matrix type

Options Database Key

-mat_type <method> -Sets the type; use -help for a list of available methods (for instance, seqaij)

Notes

See "${PETSC_DIR}/include/petscmat.h" for available methods

Keywords

Mat, MatType, set, method

See Also

PCSetType(), VecSetType(), MatCreate(), MatType, Mat

Level:intermediate
Location:
src/mat/interface/matreg.c
Index of all Mat routines
Table of Contents for all manual pages
Index of all manual pages

Examples

src/mat/examples/tutorials/ex1.c.html
src/mat/examples/tutorials/ex2.c.html
src/mat/examples/tutorials/ex4.c.html
src/mat/examples/tutorials/ex5.c.html
src/mat/examples/tutorials/ex8.c.html
src/mat/examples/tutorials/ex12.c.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex4.c.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex27.c.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex30.c.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex55.c.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex56.c.html