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1 #pragma once
2 
3 /* SUBMANSEC = PetscSection */
4 
5 /*S
6   PetscSection - Mapping from integers in a designated range to contiguous sets of integers.
7 
8   The range of a `PetscSection` is in the space of
9   contiguous sets of integers. These ranges are frequently interpreted as domains of other array-like objects,
10   especially other `PetscSection`, `Vec`s, and `IS`s. The domain is set with `PetscSectionSetChart()` and does not need to
11   start at 0. For each point in the domain of a `PetscSection`, the output set is represented through an offset and a
12   count, which are set using `PetscSectionSetOffset()` and `PetscSectionSetDof()` respectively. Lookup is typically using
13   accessors or routines like `VecGetValuesSection()`.
14 
15   The `PetscSection` object and methods are intended to be used in the PETSc `Vec` and `Mat` implementations. The indices returned by the `PetscSection`
16   are appropriate for the kind of `Vec` it is associated with. For example, if the vector being indexed is a local vector, we call the section a
17   local section. If the section indexes a global vector, we call it a global section. For parallel vectors, like global vectors, we use negative
18   indices to indicate dofs owned by other processes.
19 
20   Level: beginner
21 
22 .seealso: [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSectionCreate()`, `PetscSectionDestroy()`, `PetscSectionSym`
23 S*/
24 typedef struct _p_PetscSection *PetscSection;
25 
26 /*S
27   PetscSectionSym - Symmetries of the data referenced by a `PetscSection`.
28 
29   Often the order of data index by a `PetscSection` is meaningful, and describes additional structure, such as points on a
30   line, grid, or lattice.  If the data is accessed from a different "orientation", then the image of the data under
31   access then undergoes a symmetry transformation.  A `PetscSectionSym` specifies these symmetries.  The types of
32   symmetries that can be specified are of the form R * P, where R is a diagonal matrix of scalars, and P is a permutation.
33 
34   Level: developer
35 
36 .seealso: [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSection`, `PetscSectionSymCreate()`, `PetscSectionSymDestroy()`, `PetscSectionSetSym()`, `PetscSectionGetSym()`, `PetscSectionSetFieldSym()`,
37           `PetscSectionGetFieldSym()`, `PetscSectionGetSymPoints()`, `PetscSectionSymType`, `PetscSectionSymSetType()`, `PetscSectionSymGetType()`
38 S*/
39 typedef struct _p_PetscSectionSym *PetscSectionSym;
40 
41 /*J
42   PetscSectionSymType - String with the name of a `PetscSectionSym` type.
43 
44   Level: developer
45 
46   Note:
47   `PetscSectionSym` has no default implementation, but is used by `DM` in `PetscSectionSymCreateLabel()`.
48 
49 .seealso: [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSectionSymSetType()`, `PetscSectionSymGetType()`, `PetscSectionSym`, `PetscSectionSymCreate()`, `PetscSectionSymRegister()`
50 J*/
51 typedef const char *PetscSectionSymType;
52