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# MatShellSetContext

sets the context for a `MATSHELL` shell matrix

## Synopsis

    #include "petscmat.h"
    PetscErrorCode MatShellSetContext(Mat mat, void *ctx)

Logically Collective

## Input Parameters

- mat - the `MATSHELL` shell matrix

- ctx - the context

## Fortran Notes

You must write a Fortran interface definition for this function that tells Fortran the Fortran derived data type that you are passing in as the `ctx` argument.

## See Also

Matrices, `Mat`, `MATSHELL`, `MatCreateShell()`, `MatShellGetContext()`, `MatShellGetOperation()`

## Level

advanced

## Location

src/mat/impls/shell/shell.c

## Examples

src/snes/tutorials/ex36.c
src/mat/tutorials/ex6f.F90
src/ts/tutorials/ex50.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex12.c

## Implementations

MatShellSetContext_Shell() in src/mat/impls/shell/shell.c
MatShellSetContext_Immutable() in src/mat/impls/shell/shell.c

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