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# DMAdaptor
An object that constructs a `DMLabel` or metric `Vec` that can be used to modify the `DM` based on error estimators or other criteria 
## Synopsis
```
typedef struct _p_DMAdaptor *DMAdaptor;
```



## See Also
 `DM`, `DMAdaptorCreate()`, `DMAdaptorSetSolver()`, `DMAdaptorGetSolver()`, `DMAdaptorSetSequenceLength()`, `DMAdaptorGetSequenceLength()`, `DMAdaptorSetFromOptions()`,
`DMAdaptorSetUp()`, `DMAdaptorAdapt()`, `DMAdaptorDestroy()`, `DMAdaptorGetTransferFunction()`, `PetscConvEstCreate()`, `PetscConvEstDestroy()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/include/petscdmadaptor.h.html#DMAdaptor">include/petscdmadaptor.h</A>

## Implementations

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


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