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# Tao

Abstract PETSc object that manages optimization solvers.

## Synopsis

    typedef struct _p_Tao *Tao;

## Note

`Tao` is the object, while TAO, which stands for Toolkit for Advanced Optimization, is the software package.

## See Also

Summary of Tao Solvers, TAO: Optimization Solvers, `TaoCreate()`, `TaoDestroy()`, `TaoSetType()`, `TaoType`

## Level

advanced

## Location

include/petsctao.h

## Examples

src/tao/constrained/tutorials/ex1.c
src/tao/leastsquares/tutorials/chwirut2.c
src/tao/bound/tutorials/plate2f.F90
src/tao/bound/tutorials/jbearing2.c
src/tao/constrained/tutorials/maros.c
src/tao/constrained/tutorials/tomographyADMM.c
src/tao/complementarity/tutorials/blackscholes.c
src/tao/complementarity/tutorials/minsurf1.c
src/tao/bound/tutorials/plate2.c
src/tao/leastsquares/tutorials/chwirut1.c

## Implementations

_p_Tao in include/petsc/private/taoimpl.h
Tao_SNES in src/tao/snes/taosnes.c

Index of all Tao routines
Table of Contents for all manual pages
Index of all manual pages