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1 #ifndef PETSCSECTIONTYPES_H
2 #define PETSCSECTIONTYPES_H
3 
4 /* SUBMANSEC = PetscSection */
5 
6 /*S
7   PetscSection - Mapping from integers in a designated range to contiguous sets of integers.
8 
9   The range of a `PetscSection` is in the space of
10   contiguous sets of integers. These ranges are frequently interpreted as domains of other array-like objects,
11   especially other `PetscSection`, `Vec`s, and `IS`s. The domain is set with `PetscSectionSetChart()` and does not need to
12   start at 0. For each point in the domain of a `PetscSection`, the output set is represented through an offset and a
13   count, which are set using `PetscSectionSetOffset()` and `PetscSectionSetDof()` respectively. Lookup is typically using
14   accessors or routines like `VecGetValuesSection()`.
15 
16   The `PetscSection` object and methods are intended to be used in the PETSc `Vec` and `Mat` implementations. The indices returned by the `PetscSection`
17   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
18   local section. If the section indexes a global vector, we call it a global section. For parallel vectors, like global vectors, we use negative
19   indices to indicate dofs owned by other processes.
20 
21   Level: beginner
22 
23 .seealso: [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSectionCreate()`, `PetscSectionDestroy()`, `PetscSectionSym`
24 S*/
25 typedef struct _p_PetscSection *PetscSection;
26 
27 /*S
28   PetscSectionSym - Symmetries of the data referenced by a `PetscSection`.
29 
30   Often the order of data index by a `PetscSection` is meaningful, and describes additional structure, such as points on a
31   line, grid, or lattice.  If the data is accessed from a different "orientation", then the image of the data under
32   access then undergoes a symmetry transformation.  A `PetscSectionSym` specifies these symmetries.  The types of
33   symmetries that can be specified are of the form R * P, where R is a diagonal matrix of scalars, and P is a permutation.
34 
35   Level: developer
36 
37 .seealso: [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSection`, `PetscSectionSymCreate()`, `PetscSectionSymDestroy()`, `PetscSectionSetSym()`, `PetscSectionGetSym()`, `PetscSectionSetFieldSym()`,
38           `PetscSectionGetFieldSym()`, `PetscSectionGetSymPoints()`, `PetscSectionSymType`, `PetscSectionSymSetType()`, `PetscSectionSymGetType()`
39 S*/
40 typedef struct _p_PetscSectionSym *PetscSectionSym;
41 
42 /*J
43   PetscSectionSymType - String with the name of a `PetscSectionSym` type.
44 
45   Level: developer
46 
47   Note:
48   `PetscSectionSym` has no default implementation, but is used by `DM` in `PetscSectionSymCreateLabel()`.
49 
50 .seealso: [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSectionSymSetType()`, `PetscSectionSymGetType()`, `PetscSectionSym`, `PetscSectionSymCreate()`, `PetscSectionSymRegister()`
51 J*/
52 typedef const char *PetscSectionSymType;
53 
54 #endif
55