# DMDASetStencilWidth
Sets the width of the communication stencil
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmda.h"
PetscErrorCode DMDASetStencilWidth(DM da, PetscInt width)
```
Logically Collective on da
## Input Parameters
- ***da -*** The `DMDA`
- ***width -*** The stencil width
## See Also
`DM`, `DMDA`, `DMDACreate()`, `DMDestroy()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/impls/da/da.c
## Examples
src/dm/tutorials/ex19.c.html
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