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# DMGetCoordinateDM
Gets the `DM` that prescribes coordinate layout and scatters between global and local coordinates
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"
PetscErrorCode DMGetCoordinateDM(DM dm, DM *cdm)
```
Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***dm -*** the `DM`
## Output Parameter
- ***cdm -*** coordinate `DM`
## See Also
`DM`, `DMSetCoordinateDM()`, `DMSetCoordinates()`, `DMSetCoordinatesLocal()`, `DMGetCoordinates()`, `DMGetCoordinatesLocal()`, `DMGSetCellCoordinateDM()`,
`DMGSetCellCoordinateDM()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/interface/dmcoordinates.c
## Examples
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex11.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex8.c
src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex3.c
src/dm/tutorials/ex13f90.F90
src/dm/tutorials/ex3.c
src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex1.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex42.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex43.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex49.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex70.c
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[Index of all DM routines](index.md)
[Table of Contents for all manual pages](/manualpages/index.md)
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