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# DMSNESCheckFromOptions
Check the residual and Jacobian functions using the exact solution by outputting some diagnostic information
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmplex.h"
#include "petscsnes.h"
PetscErrorCode DMSNESCheckFromOptions(SNES snes, Vec u)
```
## Input Parameters
- ***snes -*** the `SNES` object
- ***u -*** representative `SNES` vector
## Note
The user must call `PetscDSSetExactSolution()` beforehand
## See Also
`SNES`, `DM`
## Level
developer
## Location
src/snes/utils/dmplexsnes.c
## Examples
src/snes/tutorials/ex17.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex23.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex24.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex26.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex36.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex62.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex69.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex71.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex76.c
src/tao/tutorials/ex1.c
src/tao/tutorials/ex2.c
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