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# PetscHeaderCreate

Creates a PETSc object of a particular class

### Synopsis

    #define PetscHeaderCreate(h,classid,class_name,descr,mansec,comm,destroy,view) \
      (PetscNew(&(h)) || \
       PetscHeaderCreate_Private((PetscObject)h,classid,class_name,descr,mansec,comm,(PetscObjectDestroyFunction)destroy,(PetscObjectViewFunction)view) || \
       PetscLogObjectCreate(h) || \
       PetscLogObjectMemory((PetscObject)h,sizeof(*(h))))

    PETSC_EXTERN PetscErrorCode PetscComposedQuantitiesDestroy(PetscObject obj);
    PETSC_EXTERN PetscErrorCode PetscHeaderCreate_Private(PetscObject,PetscClassId,const char[],const char[],const char[],MPI_Comm,PetscObjectDestroyFunction,PetscObjectViewFunction);

    /*@C
        PetscHeaderDestroy - Final step in destroying a PetscObject

        Input Parameters:
    .   h - the header created with PetscHeaderCreate()

    .seealso: PetscHeaderCreate()
    @*/
    #define PetscHeaderDestroy(h) (PetscHeaderDestroy_Private((PetscObject)(*h)) || PetscFree(*h))

    PETSC_EXTERN PetscErrorCode PetscHeaderDestroy_Private(PetscObject);
    PETSC_EXTERN PetscErrorCode PetscObjectCopyFortranFunctionPointers(PetscObject,PetscObject);
    PETSC_EXTERN PetscErrorCode PetscObjectSetFortranCallback(PetscObject,PetscFortranCallbackType,PetscFortranCallbackId*,void(*)(void),void *ctx);
    PETSC_EXTERN PetscErrorCode PetscObjectGetFortranCallback(PetscObject,PetscFortranCallbackType,PetscFortranCallbackId,void(**)(void),void **ctx);

    PETSC_INTERN PetscErrorCode PetscCitationsInitialize(void);
    PETSC_INTERN PetscErrorCode PetscOptionsFindPair_Private(PetscOptions,const char[],const char[],char**,PetscBool*);

    PETSC_EXTERN PetscBool PetscCheckPointer(const void*,PetscDataType);

    /*
        Macros to test if a PETSc object is valid and if pointers are valid
    */
    #if !defined(PETSC_USE_DEBUG)

    #define PetscValidHeaderSpecific(h,ck,arg) do

### Input Parameters

| classid | - the classid associated with this object (for example VEC_CLASSID)
| class_name | - string name of class; should be static (for example "Vec")
| descr | - string containing short description; should be static (for example "Vector")
| mansec | - string indicating section in manual pages; should be static (for example "Vec")
| comm | - the MPI Communicator
| destroy | - the destroy routine for this object (for example VecDestroy())
| view | - the view routine for this object (for example VecView())

### Output Parameter

h -the newly created object

### See Also

PetscHeaderDestroy(), PetscClassIdRegister()

Level:developer
Location: include/petsc/private/petscimpl.h
Index of all Sys routines
Table of Contents for all manual pages
Index of all manual pages

### Examples

src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex48.c.html
src/ts/examples/tutorials/ex14.c.html