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# DMRemoveLabel
Remove the label given by name from this `DM` 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"          
#include "petscdmlabel.h"     
#include "petscds.h"     
PetscErrorCode DMRemoveLabel(DM dm, const char name[], DMLabel *label)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***dm   -*** The `DM` object
- ***name -*** The label name



## Output Parameter

- ***label -*** The `DMLabel`, or `NULL` if the label is absent. Pass in `NULL` to call `DMLabelDestroy()` on the label, otherwise the
caller is responsible for calling `DMLabelDestroy()`.





## See Also
 [](ch_dmbase), `DM`, `DMLabel`, `DMCreateLabel()`, `DMHasLabel()`, `DMGetLabel()`, `DMGetLabelValue()`, `DMSetLabelValue()`, `DMLabelDestroy()`, `DMRemoveLabelBySelf()`

## Level
developer

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

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/label/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/label/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>


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