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More docs on using the C API directly.

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docs/src/libhypre.md

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# LibHYPRE
# LibHYPRE C API
The submodule `HYPRE.LibHYPRE` contains auto-generated[^1] bindings to the HYPRE library.
The module exports all `HYPRE_*` symbols. Function names and arguments are identical to the
C-library -- refer to the [HYPRE manual](https://hypre.readthedocs.io/) for details.
The submodule `HYPRE.LibHYPRE` contains auto-generated bindings to the HYPRE library and
give access to the HYPRE C API directly[^1]. The module exports all `HYPRE_*` symbols.
Function names and arguments are identical to the C-library -- refer to the [HYPRE
manual](https://hypre.readthedocs.io/) for details.
Functions from the `LibHYPRE` submodule can be used together with the "Julian" interface.
This is useful when you need some functionality from the library which can't be accessed
through the Julia interface. Many functions require passing a reference to a matrix/vector
or a solver. These can be obtained as follows:
The example program
[`examples/ex5.jl`](https://github.com/fredrikekre/HYPRE.jl/blob/master/examples/ex5.jl) is
an (almost) line-to-line translation of the corresponding example program
[`examples/ex5.c`](https://github.com/hypre-space/hypre/blob/ac9d7d0d7b43cd3d0c7f24ec5d64b58fbf900097/src/examples/ex5.c)
written in C, and showcases how HYPRE.jl can be used to interact with the HYPRE library
directly.
Functions from the `LibHYPRE` submodule can be used together with the high level interface.
This is useful when you need some functionality from the library which isn't exposed in the
high level interface. Many functions require passing a reference to a matrix/vector or a
solver. These can be obtained as follows:
| C type signature | Argument to pass |
|:---------------------|:-------------------------------------|

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examples/ex5.jl

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# Example translated from C to Julia based on this original source (MIT license):
# https://github.com/hypre-space/hypre/blob/ac9d7d0d7b43cd3d0c7f24ec5d64b58fbf900097/src/examples/ex5.c
#
# Note that this is more or less a line-by-line translation (Julia and C are surprisingly
# similar!), and therefore the code here is not very "Julian" in the style. Nevertheless, it
# showcases how HYPRE.jl can be used to interact with the C API directly.
# Example 5
#

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