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# DMMonitorSetFromOptions
Sets a monitor function and viewer appropriate for the type indicated by the user 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"          
#include "petscdmlabel.h"     
#include "petscds.h"     
PetscErrorCode DMMonitorSetFromOptions(DM dm, const char name[], const char help[], const char manual[], PetscErrorCode (*monitor)(DM, void *), PetscErrorCode (*monitorsetup)(DM, PetscViewerAndFormat *), PetscBool *flg)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***dm   -*** `DM` object you wish to monitor
- ***name -*** the monitor type one is seeking
- ***help -*** message indicating what monitoring is done
- ***manual -*** manual page for the monitor
- ***monitor -*** the monitor function
- ***monitorsetup -*** a function that is called once ONLY if the user selected this monitor that may set additional features of the `DM` or `PetscViewer` objects



## Output Parameter

- ***flg -*** Flag set if the monitor was created





## See Also
 [](ch_dmbase), `DM`, `PetscOptionsGetViewer()`, `PetscOptionsGetReal()`, `PetscOptionsHasName()`, `PetscOptionsGetString()`,
`PetscOptionsGetIntArray()`, `PetscOptionsGetRealArray()`, `PetscOptionsBool()`
`PetscOptionsInt()`, `PetscOptionsString()`, `PetscOptionsReal()`, `PetscOptionsBool()`,
`PetscOptionsName()`, `PetscOptionsBegin()`, `PetscOptionsEnd()`, `PetscOptionsHeadBegin()`,
`PetscOptionsStringArray()`, `PetscOptionsRealArray()`, `PetscOptionsScalar()`,
`PetscOptionsBoolGroupBegin()`, `PetscOptionsBoolGroup()`, `PetscOptionsBoolGroupEnd()`,
`PetscOptionsFList()`, `PetscOptionsEList()`, `DMMonitor()`, `DMMonitorSet()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/interface/dm.c.html#DMMonitorSetFromOptions">src/dm/interface/dm.c</A>


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