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# VecScatterSetType

Builds a vector scatter, for a particular vector scatter implementation.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsf.h"
    PetscErrorCode VecScatterSetType(VecScatter sf, VecScatterType type)

Collective on VecScatter

### Input Parameters

| sf | - The VecScatter (SF) object
| type | - The name of the vector scatter type

### Options Database Key

| -sf_type <type> | - Sets the VecScatter (SF) type

### Notes

Use VecScatterDuplicate() to form additional vectors scatter of the same type as an existing vector scatter.

### See Also

VecScatterGetType(), VecScatterCreate()

### Level

intermediate

### Location

src/vec/is/sf/interface/vscat.c
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