petsc-3.6.2 2015-10-02
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# PetscDSRegister

Adds a new PetscDS implementation

### Synopsis

    #include "petscds.h"
    PetscErrorCode PetscDSRegister(const char sname[], PetscErrorCode (*function)(PetscDS))

Not Collective

### Input Parameters

| name | - The name of a new user-defined creation routine
| create_func | - The creation routine itself

### Notes

PetscDSRegister() may be called multiple times to add several user-defined PetscDSs

### Sample usage

        PetscDSRegister("my_ds", MyPetscDSCreate);

Then, your PetscDS type can be chosen with the procedural interface via

        PetscDSCreate(MPI_Comm, PetscDS *);
        PetscDSSetType(PetscDS, "my_ds");

or at runtime via the option

        -petscds_type my_ds

### Keywords

PetscDS, register

### See Also

PetscDSRegisterAll(), PetscDSRegisterDestroy()

Level:advanced
Location: src/dm/dt/interface/dtds.c
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