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# DMCreateLabel
Create a label of the given name if it does not already exist in the `DM`
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"
#include "petscdmlabel.h"
#include "petscds.h"
PetscErrorCode DMCreateLabel(DM dm, const char name[])
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***dm -*** The `DM` object
- ***name -*** The label name
## See Also
[](ch_dmbase), `DM`, `DMLabelCreate()`, `DMHasLabel()`, `DMGetLabelValue()`, `DMSetLabelValue()`, `DMGetStratumIS()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/interface/dm.c
## Examples
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex10.c
src/dm/label/tutorials/ex1.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex12.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex13.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex23.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex56.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex69.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex77.c
src/tao/tutorials/ex3.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex11.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex11_sa.c
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