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# DMDASetElementType
Sets the element type to be returned by `DMDAGetElements()`
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmda.h"
PetscErrorCode DMDASetElementType(DM da, DMDAElementType etype)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***da -*** the `DMDA` object
## Output Parameter
- ***etype -*** the element type, currently either `DMDA_ELEMENT_P1` or `DMDA_ELEMENT_Q1`
## See Also
`DM`, `DMDA`, `DMDAElementType`, `DMDAGetElementType()`, `DMDAGetElements()`, `DMDARestoreElements()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/impls/da/dagetelem.c
## Examples
src/dm/tutorials/ex20.c
src/dm/tutorials/ex21.c
src/dm/tutorials/ex5.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex70.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex71.c
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