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# PetscDrawAxisSetLabels
Sets the x and y axis labels.
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdraw.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscDrawAxisSetLabels(PetscDrawAxis axis, const char top[], const char xlabel[], const char ylabel[])
```
Logically Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***axis -*** the axis
- ***top -*** the label at the top of the image
- ***xlabel,ylabel -*** the labes for the x and y axis
## Notes
Must be called before `PetscDrawAxisDraw()` or `PetscDrawLGDraw()`
There should be no newlines in the arguments
## See Also
`PetscDraw`, `PetscDrawAxisCreate()`, `PetscDrawAxis`, `PetscDrawAxisSetColors()`, `PetscDrawAxisDraw()`, `PetscDrawAxisSetLimits()`
## Level
advanced
## Location
src/sys/classes/draw/utils/axisc.c
## Examples
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex68.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex69.c
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