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# DMProjectFunction
This projects the given function into the function space provided by a `DM`, putting the coefficients in a global vector. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"          
#include "petscdmlabel.h"     
#include "petscds.h"     
PetscErrorCode DMProjectFunction(DM dm, PetscReal time, PetscErrorCode (**funcs)(PetscInt, PetscReal, const PetscReal[], PetscInt, PetscScalar *, void *), void **ctxs, InsertMode mode, Vec X)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***dm      -*** The `DM`
- ***time    -*** The time
- ***funcs   -*** The coordinate functions to evaluate, one per field
- ***ctxs    -*** Optional array of contexts to pass to each coordinate function.  ctxs itself may be null.
- ***mode    -*** The insertion mode for values



## Output Parameter

- ***X -*** vector



## Calling sequence of `funcs`
```none
PetscErrorCode funcs(PetscInt dim, PetscReal time, const PetscReal x[], PetscInt Nc, PetscScalar u[], void *ctx);
```

- ***dim -*** The spatial dimension
- ***time -*** The time at which to sample
- ***x   -*** The coordinates
- ***Nc  -*** The number of components
- ***u   -*** The output field values
- ***ctx -*** optional user-defined function context





## Developer Notes
This API is specific to only particular usage of `DM`

The notes need to provide some information about what has to be provided to the `DM` to be able to perform the computation.


## See Also
 [](ch_dmbase), `DM`, `DMProjectFunctionLocal()`, `DMProjectFunctionLabel()`, `DMComputeL2Diff()`

## Level
developer

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

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/dt/dualspace/impls/lagrange/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/dm/dt/dualspace/impls/lagrange/tutorials/ex2.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex12.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex12.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex62.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex62.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex63.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex63.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex69.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex69.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex71.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex71.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex75.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex75.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex76.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex76.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex77.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex77.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/tao/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/tao/tutorials/ex2.c</A><BR>


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