xref: /petsc/src/sys/objects/gtype.c (revision c4bcb96556a939a957910e730d80c97b631e8151)
1 
2 /*
3      Provides utility routines for manulating any type of PETSc object.
4 */
5 #include <petsc/private/petscimpl.h>  /*I   "petscsys.h"    I*/
6 
7 /*@C
8    PetscObjectGetType - Gets the object type of any PetscObject.
9 
10    Not Collective
11 
12    Input Parameter:
13 .  obj - any PETSc object, for example a Vec, Mat or KSP.
14          Thus must be cast with a (PetscObject), for example,
15          PetscObjectGetType((PetscObject)mat,&type);
16 
17    Output Parameter:
18 .  type - the object type
19 
20    Level: advanced
21 
22 @*/
23 PetscErrorCode  PetscObjectGetType(PetscObject obj, const char *type[])
24 {
25   PetscFunctionBegin;
26   PetscValidHeader(obj,1);
27   PetscValidPointer(type,2);
28   *type = obj->type_name;
29   PetscFunctionReturn(0);
30 }
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