is_hermitian (const double tolerance = 1.e-12);
/**
- * Prints the PETSc matrix object values using PETSc internal matrix
+ * Print the PETSc matrix object values using PETSc internal matrix
* viewer function <tt>MatView</tt>. The default format prints the non-
* zero matrix elements. For other valid view formats, consult
- * http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/petsc-
- * current/docs/manualpages/Mat/MatView.html
+ * http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/petsc-current/docs/manualpages/Mat/MatView.html
*/
void write_ascii (const PetscViewerFormat format = PETSC_VIEWER_DEFAULT);
/**
- * print command, similar to write_ascii, but the same format as produced
- * by Trilinos
+ * Print the elements of a matrix to the given output stream.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] out The output stream to which to write.
+ * @param[in] alternative_output This argument is ignored. It exists
+ * for compatibility with similar functions in other matrix classes.
*/
void print (std::ostream &out,
const bool alternative_output = false) const;