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PCCompositeSetType#

Sets the type of composite preconditioner.

Synopsis#

#include "petscksp.h" 
PetscErrorCode PCCompositeSetType(PC pc, PCCompositeType type)

Logically Collective

Input Parameters#

  • pc - the preconditioner context

  • type - PC_COMPOSITE_ADDITIVE (default), PC_COMPOSITE_MULTIPLICATIVE, PC_COMPOSITE_SPECIAL

Options Database Key#

  • -pc_composite_type (multiplicative|additive|symmetric_multiplicative|special) - Sets composite preconditioner type

See Also#

KSP: Linear System Solvers, PCCOMPOSITE, PC_COMPOSITE_ADDITIVE, PC_COMPOSITE_MULTIPLICATIVE, PC_COMPOSITE_SPECIAL, PCCompositeType, PCCompositeGetType()

Level#

advanced

Location#

src/ksp/pc/impls/composite/composite.c

Examples#

src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex60.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex71.c
src/ksp/pc/tutorials/ex4.c
src/ksp/ksp/tests/ex55.c

Implementations#

PCCompositeSetType_Composite() in src/ksp/pc/impls/composite/composite.c


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