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# TaoLineSearchCreate

Creates a `TaoLineSearch` object. Algorithms in `Tao` that use line-searches will automatically create one so this all is rarely needed

## Synopsis

    #include "petsctaolinesearch.h"
    PetscErrorCode TaoLineSearchCreate(MPI_Comm comm, TaoLineSearch *newls)

Collective

## Input Parameter

- comm - MPI communicator

## Output Parameter

- newls - the new `TaoLineSearch` context

## Options Database Key

- -tao_ls_type - select which method `Tao` should use

## See Also

TAO: Optimization Solvers, `Tao`, `TaoLineSearch`, `TaoLineSearchType`, `TaoLineSearchSetType()`, `TaoLineSearchApply()`, `TaoLineSearchDestroy()`

## Level

developer

## Location

src/tao/linesearch/interface/taolinesearch.c

## Implementations

TaoLineSearchCreate_Armijo() in src/tao/linesearch/impls/armijo/armijo.c
TaoLineSearchCreate_GPCG() in src/tao/linesearch/impls/gpcglinesearch/gpcglinesearch.c
TaoLineSearchCreate_MT() in src/tao/linesearch/impls/morethuente/morethuente.c
TaoLineSearchCreate_OWArmijo() in src/tao/linesearch/impls/owarmijo/owarmijo.c
TaoLineSearchCreate_Unit() in src/tao/linesearch/impls/unit/unit.c

Index of all TaoLineSearch routines
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