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# SNESSetNPCSide

Sets the preconditioning side.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsnes.h"
    PetscErrorCode  SNESSetNPCSide(SNES snes,PCSide side)

Logically Collective on SNES

### Input Parameter

| snes | - iterative context obtained from SNESCreate()

### Output Parameter

| side | - the preconditioning side, where side is one of

          PC_LEFT - left preconditioning
          PC_RIGHT - right preconditioning (default for most nonlinear solvers)

### Options Database Keys

| -snes_npc_side <right,left> | - nonlinear preconditioner side

### Notes

SNESNRICHARDSON and SNESNCG only support left preconditioning.

### See Also

SNESGetNPCSide(), KSPSetPCSide()

### Level

intermediate

### Location

src/snes/interface/snes.c
Index of all SNES routines
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