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# SNESNCGSetType

Sets the conjugate update type for SNESNCG.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsnes.h"
    PetscErrorCode SNESNCGSetType(SNES snes, SNESNCGType btype)

Logically Collective on SNES

### Input Parameters

| snes | - the iterative context
| btype | - update type

### Options Database

-snes_ncg_type<prp,fr,hs,dy,cd> -

### SNESNCGSelectTypes

| SNES_NCG_FR | - Fletcher-Reeves update
| SNES_NCG_PRP | - Polak-Ribiere-Polyak update
| SNES_NCG_HS | - Hestenes-Steifel update
| SNES_NCG_DY | - Dai-Yuan update
| SNES_NCG_CD | - Conjugate Descent update

### Notes

PRP is the default, and the only one that tolerates generalized search directions.

### Keywords

SNES, SNESNCG, selection, type, set

Level:intermediate
Location: src/snes/impls/ncg/snesncg.c
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