# PetscViewerMathematicaSkipPackets
Discard packets sent by Mathematica until a certain packet type is received 
## Synopsis
```
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerMathematicaSkipPackets(PetscViewer viewer, int type)
```

## Input Parameters

- ***viewer -*** The Mathematica viewer
- ***type   -*** The packet type to search for, e.g RETURNPKT





## See Also
 `PetscViewerMathematicaSetName()`, `PetscViewerMathematicaGetVector()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/mathematica/mathematica.c.html#PetscViewerMathematicaSkipPackets">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/mathematica/mathematica.c</A>


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