TaoRegister#

Adds a method to the Tao package for minimization.

Synopsis#

#include "petsctao.h" 
PetscErrorCode TaoRegister(const char sname[], PetscErrorCode (*func)(Tao))

Not Collective

Input Parameters#

  • sname - name of a new user-defined solver

  • func - routine to Create method context

Example 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

Note#

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

See Also#

TAO: Optimization Solvers, Tao, TaoSetType(), TaoRegisterAll(), TaoRegisterDestroy()

Level#

advanced

Location#

src/tao/interface/taosolver.c


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