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# ISLocalToGlobalMappingRegister
Registers a method for applying a global to local mapping with an `ISLocalToGlobalMapping` 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscis.h"  
PetscErrorCode ISLocalToGlobalMappingRegister(const char sname[], PetscErrorCode (*function)(ISLocalToGlobalMapping))
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***sname -*** name of a new method
- ***function -*** routine to create method context



## Sample usage
```none
   ISLocalToGlobalMappingRegister("my_mapper", MyCreate);
```


Then, your mapping can be chosen with the procedural interface via
```none
ISLocalToGlobalMappingSetType(ltog, "my_mapper")
```
or at runtime via the option
```none
-islocaltoglobalmapping_type my_mapper
```




## Note
`ISLocalToGlobalMappingRegister()` may be called multiple times to add several user-defined mappings.


## See Also
 [](sec_scatter), `ISLocalToGlobalMappingRegisterAll()`, `ISLocalToGlobalMappingRegisterDestroy()`, `ISLOCALTOGLOBALMAPPINGBASIC`,
`ISLOCALTOGLOBALMAPPINGHASH`, `ISLocalToGlobalMapping`, `ISLocalToGlobalMappingApply()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/is/utils/isltog.c.html#ISLocalToGlobalMappingRegister">src/vec/is/utils/isltog.c</A>


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