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# DMLabel
Object which encapsulates a subset of the mesh from a `DM` 
## Synopsis
```
typedef struct _p_DMLabel *DMLabel;
```



## Note
A label consists of a set of points on a `DM`


## See Also
 `DM`, `DMPlexCreate()`, `DMLabelCreate()`, `DMLabelView()`, `DMLabelDestroy()`, `DMPlexCreateLabel()`,
`DMLabelGetDefaultValue()`, `DMLabelSetDefaultValue()`, `DMLabelDuplicate()`, `DMLabelGetValue()`, `DMLabelSetValue()`,
`DMLabelAddStratum()`, `DMLabelAddStrata()`, `DMLabelInsertIS()`, `DMLabelGetNumValues()`, `DMLabelGetValueIS()`,
`DMLabelGetStratumSize()`, `DMLabelComputeIndex()`, `DMLabelDestroyIndex()`, `DMLabelDistribute()`, `DMLabelConvertToSection()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/include/petscdmlabel.h.html#DMLabel">include/petscdmlabel.h</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex1f90.F90.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex1f90.F90</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/label/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/label/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/include/petsc/private/dmlabelimpl.h.html#_p_DMLabel">_p_DMLabel in include/petsc/private/dmlabelimpl.h</A><BR>


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[Index of all DMLabel routines](index.md)  
[Table of Contents for all manual pages](/manualpages/index.md)  
[Index of all manual pages](/manualpages/singleindex.md)