TaoSetMethod

Sets the method for the unconstrained minimization solver.

Synopsis

#include "tao_solver.h"  
int TaoSetMethod(TAO_SOLVER solver,TaoMethod type)
Collective on TAO_SOLVER

Input Parameters

solver - the TAO_SOLVER solver context
type - a known method

Options Database Key

-tao_method <type> -Sets the method; use -help for a list of available methods (for instance, "-tao_method tao_lmvm" or "-tao_method tao_tron")

Available methods include

tao_nls - Newton's method with line search for unconstrained minimization
tao_ntr - Newton's method with trust region for unconstrained minimization
tao_lmvm - Limited memory variable metric method for unconstrained minimization
tao_cg - Nonlinear conjugate gradient method for unconstrained minimization
tao_nm - Nelder-Mead algorithm for derivate-free unconstrained minimization
tao_tron - Newton Trust Region method for bound constrained minimization
tao_gpcg - Newton Trust Region method for quadratic bound constrained minimization
tao_blmvm - Limited memory variable metric method for bound constrained minimization
tao_kt - Formulate a bound constrained problem as a complementarity problem
tao_bqpip - Interior point method for quadratic bound constrained minimization
tao_ssils - Infeasible semismooth method with a linesearch for complementarity problems
tao_ssfls - Feasible semismooth method with a linesearch for complementarity problems

Keywords

method, Create, solve

See Also

TaoCreate(), TaoGetMethod()

Level:intermediate
Location:src/interface/newsolver.c
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