:orphan:
# DMLabelCreate
Create a `DMLabel` object, which is a multimap 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmlabel.h"   
#include "petscsection.h"   
PetscErrorCode DMLabelCreate(MPI_Comm comm, const char name[], DMLabel *label)
```
Collective


## Input parameters

- ***comm -*** The communicator, usually `PETSC_COMM_SELF`
- ***name -*** The label name



## Output parameter

- ***label -*** The `DMLabel`





## Notes
The label name is actually usually the `PetscObject` name.
One can get/set it with `PetscObjectGetName()`/`PetscObjectSetName()`.


## See Also
 `DMLabel`, `DM`, `DMLabelDestroy()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/label/dmlabel.c.html#DMLabelCreate">src/dm/label/dmlabel.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex10.c.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex10.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/label/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/label/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex11.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex11.c</A><BR>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/label/impls/ephemeral/dmlabeleph.c.html#DMLabelCreate_Ephemeral">DMLabelCreate_Ephemeral in src/dm/label/impls/ephemeral/dmlabeleph.c</A><BR>


---
[Edit on GitLab](https://gitlab.com/petsc/petsc/-/edit/release/src/dm/label/dmlabel.c)


[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)