TaoSetObjective#

Sets the function evaluation routine for minimization

Synopsis#

#include "petsctao.h" 
PetscErrorCode TaoSetObjective(Tao tao, PetscErrorCode (*func)(Tao tao, Vec x, PetscReal *f, void *ctx), void *ctx)

Logically Collective

Input Parameters#

tao - the Tao context
func - the objective function
ctx - [optional] user-defined context for private data for the function evaluation routine (may be NULL)

Calling sequence of `func`#

tao - the optimizer
x - input vector
f - function value
ctx - [optional] user-defined function context

See Also#

TAO: Optimization Solvers, TaoSetGradient(), TaoSetHessian(), TaoSetObjectiveAndGradient(), TaoGetObjective()

Level#

beginner

Location#

src/tao/interface/taosolver_fg.c

Examples#

src/tao/tutorials/ex4.c
src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/minsurf2.c
src/tao/pde_constrained/tutorials/elliptic.c
src/tao/pde_constrained/tutorials/parabolic.c
src/tao/pde_constrained/tutorials/hyperbolic.c

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