.. _method-dl_solver:

"""""""""
dl_solver
"""""""""


(Experimental) Dynamically-loaded solver



**Topics**


optimization_and_calibration


.. toctree::
   :hidden:
   :maxdepth: 1

   method-dl_solver-id_method
   method-dl_solver-output
   method-dl_solver-final_solutions
   method-dl_solver-max_function_evaluations
   method-dl_solver-scaling
   method-dl_solver-model_pointer


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* STRING


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword               | Dakota Keyword Description                    |
|                         | Group              |                              |                                               |
+=========================+====================+==============================+===============================================+
| Optional                                     | `id_method`__                | Name the method block; helpful when there are |
|                                              |                              | multiple                                      |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `output`__                   | Control how much method information is        |
|                                              |                              | written to the screen and output file         |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `final_solutions`__          | Number of designs returned as the best        |
|                                              |                              | solutions                                     |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `max_function_evaluations`__ | Number of function evaluations allowed for    |
|                                              |                              | optimizers                                    |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `scaling`__                  | Turn on scaling for variables, responses, and |
|                                              |                              | constraints                                   |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `model_pointer`__            | Identifier for model block to be used by a    |
|                                              |                              | method                                        |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

.. __: method-dl_solver-id_method.html
__ method-dl_solver-output.html
__ method-dl_solver-final_solutions.html
__ method-dl_solver-max_function_evaluations.html
__ method-dl_solver-scaling.html
__ method-dl_solver-model_pointer.html



**Description**


This keyword specifies a dynamically-loaded optimization solver
library, an experimental Dakota feature that is not enabled by
default.