:orphan:
# DMDAGetElementsCorners
Returns the global (x,y,z) indices of the lower left corner of the non-overlapping decomposition identified by `DMDAGetElements()`
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmda.h"
PetscErrorCode DMDAGetElementsCorners(DM da, PetscInt *gx, PetscInt *gy, PetscInt *gz)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***da -*** the `DMDA` object
## Output Parameters
- ***gx -*** the x index
- ***gy -*** the y index
- ***gz -*** the z index
## See Also
`DM`, `DMDA`, `DMDAElementType`, `DMDASetElementType()`, `DMDAGetElements()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/impls/da/dagetelem.c
## Examples
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex42.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex43.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex49.c
---
[Edit on GitLab](https://gitlab.com/petsc/petsc/-/edit/release/src/dm/impls/da/dagetelem.c)
[Index of all DMDA routines](index.md)
[Table of Contents for all manual pages](/manualpages/index.md)
[Index of all manual pages](/manualpages/singleindex.md)