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# DMDASetDof
Sets the number of degrees of freedom per vertex
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmda.h"
PetscErrorCode DMDASetDof(DM da, PetscInt dof)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***da -*** The `DMDA`
- ***dof -*** Number of degrees of freedom
## See Also
`DM`, `DMDA`, `DMDAGetDof()`, `DMDACreate()`, `DMDestroy()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/impls/da/da.c
## Examples
src/dm/tutorials/ex19.c
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