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# PCGetUseAmat

Gets a flag to indicate that when the preconditioner needs to apply (part of) the operator during the preconditioning process it applies the Amat provided to `TSSetRHSJacobian()`, `TSSetIJacobian()`, `SNESSetJacobian()`, `KSPSetOperators()` or `PCSetOperators()` not the Pmat.

## Synopsis

    #include "petscksp.h"
    PetscErrorCode PCGetUseAmat(PC pc, PetscBool *flg)

Logically Collective

## Input Parameter

- pc - the `PC` preconditioner context

## Output Parameter

- flg - `PETSC_TRUE` to use the Amat, `PETSC_FALSE` to use the Pmat (default is false)

## Note

For the common case in which the linear system matrix and the matrix used to construct the preconditioner are identical, this routine is does nothing.

## See Also

KSP: Linear System Solvers, `PC`, `PCSetUseAmat()`, `PCBJACOBI`, `PCMG`, `PCFIELDSPLIT`, `PCCOMPOSITE`

## Level

intermediate

## Location

src/ksp/pc/interface/precon.c

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