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# MatFDColoringSetFromOptions

Sets coloring finite difference parameters from the options database.

## Synopsis

    #include "petscmat.h"
    PetscErrorCode MatFDColoringSetFromOptions(MatFDColoring matfd)

Collective

The Jacobian, F’(u), is estimated with the differencing approximation

           F'(u)_{:,i} = [F(u+h*dx_{i}) - F(u)]/h where
           h = error_rel*u[i]                 if  abs(u[i]) > umin
             = +/- error_rel*umin             otherwise, with +/- determined by the sign of u[i]
           dx_{i} = (0, ... 1, .... 0)

## Input Parameter

- matfd - the coloring context

## Options Database Keys

- -mat_fd_coloring_err <err> - Sets <err> (square root of relative error in the function)

- -mat_fd_coloring_umin <umin> - Sets umin, the minimum allowable u-value magnitude

- -mat_fd_type - “wp” or “ds” (see MATMFFD_WP or MATMFFD_DS)

- -mat_fd_coloring_view - Activates basic viewing

- -mat_fd_coloring_view ::ascii_info - Activates viewing info

- -mat_fd_coloring_view draw - Activates drawing

## See Also

`Mat`, `MatFDColoring`, `MatFDColoringCreate()`, `MatFDColoringView()`, `MatFDColoringSetParameters()`

## Level

intermediate

## Location

src/mat/matfd/fdmatrix.c

## Examples

src/mat/tutorials/ex16.c
src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/minsurf2.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex14.c

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