DMSetType#

Builds a DM, for a particular DM implementation.

Synopsis#

#include "petscdm.h"          
#include "petscdmlabel.h"     
#include "petscds.h"     
PetscErrorCode DMSetType(DM dm, DMType method)

Collective

Input Parameters#

dm - The DM object
method - The name of the DMType, for example DMDA, DMPLEX

Options Database Key#

-dm_type - Sets the DM type; use -help for a list of available types

Note#

Of the DM is constructed by directly calling a function to construct a particular DM, for example, DMDACreate2d() or DMPlexCreateBoxMesh()

See Also#

DM Basics, DM, DMType, DMDA, DMPLEX, DMGetType(), DMCreate(), DMDACreate2d()

Level#

intermediate

Location#

src/dm/interface/dm.c

Examples#

src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/forest/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex10.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex11.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex14.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex1f90.F90
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex5.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex6.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex7.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex8.c

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