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# DMPlexGetCellCoordinates
Get coordinates for a cell, taking into account periodicity
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmplex.h"
#include "petscfe.h"
PetscErrorCode DMPlexGetCellCoordinates(DM dm, PetscInt cell, PetscBool *isDG, PetscInt *Nc, const PetscScalar *array[], PetscScalar *coords[])
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***dm -*** The `DMPLEX`
- ***cell -*** The cell number
## Output Parameters
- ***isDG -*** Using cellwise coordinates
- ***Nc -*** The number of coordinates
- ***array -*** The coordinate array
- ***coords -*** The cell coordinates
## See Also
`DMPLEX`, `DMPlexRestoreCellCoordinates()`, `DMGetCoordinatesLocal()`, `DMGetCellCoordinatesLocal()`
## Level
developer
## Location
src/dm/impls/plex/plexgeometry.c
## Examples
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex8.c
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