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# TaoSetObjective

Sets the function evaluation routine for minimization

### Synopsis

    #include "petsctao.h"
    PetscErrorCode TaoSetObjective(Tao tao, PetscErrorCode (*func)(Tao, Vec, PetscReal*,void*),void *ctx)

Logically collective on Tao

### Input Parameters

| tao | - the Tao context
| func | - the objective function
| ctx | - [optional] user-defined context for private data for the function evaluation routine (may be NULL)

### Calling sequence of func

         func (Tao tao, Vec x, PetscReal *f, void *ctx);

| x | - input vector
| f | - function value
| ctx | - [optional] user-defined function context

### See Also

TaoSetGradient(), TaoSetHessian(), TaoSetObjectiveAndGradient(), TaoGetObjective()

### Level

beginner

### Location

src/tao/interface/taosolver_fg.c

### Examples

src/tao/pde_constrained/tutorials/elliptic.c.html
src/tao/pde_constrained/tutorials/parabolic.c.html
src/tao/pde_constrained/tutorials/hyperbolic.c.html
src/tao/tutorials/ex4.c.html
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