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# DMHasLabel
Determine whether the `DM` has a label of a given name
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"
#include "petscdmlabel.h"
#include "petscds.h"
PetscErrorCode DMHasLabel(DM dm, const char name[], PetscBool *hasLabel)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***dm -*** The `DM` object
- ***name -*** The label name
## Output Parameter
- ***hasLabel -*** `PETSC_TRUE` if the label is present
## See Also
[](ch_dmbase), `DM`, `DMLabel`, `DMGetLabel()`, `DMGetLabelByNum()`, `DMCreateLabel()`, `DMGetLabelValue()`, `DMSetLabelValue()`, `DMGetStratumIS()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/interface/dm.c
## Examples
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex10.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex12.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex11_sa.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex48.c
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