DMType#
String with the name of a PETSc DM. These are all the DM provided by PETSc.
Synopsis#
typedef const char *DMType;
#define DMDA "da"
#define DMCOMPOSITE "composite"
#define DMSLICED "sliced"
#define DMSHELL "shell"
#define DMPLEX "plex"
#define DMREDUNDANT "redundant"
#define DMPATCH "patch"
#define DMMOAB "moab"
#define DMNETWORK "network"
#define DMFOREST "forest"
#define DMP4EST "p4est"
#define DMP8EST "p8est"
#define DMSWARM "swarm"
#define DMPRODUCT "product"
#define DMSTAG "stag"
Note#
These can be used with DMSetType() or the options database key -dm_type to set the specific data structures and algorithms to use with a specific DM.
But more commonly one calls directly a constructor for a particular DMType such as DMDACreate()
See Also#
DM Basics, DMSetType(), DMCreate(), DM, DMDACreate()
Level#
beginner
Location#
Index of all DM routines
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