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# DMSNESCheckResidual
Check the residual of the exact solution 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmplex.h" 
#include "petscsnes.h"   
PetscErrorCode DMSNESCheckResidual(SNES snes, DM dm, Vec u, PetscReal tol, PetscReal *residual)
```

## Input Parameters

- ***snes -*** the `SNES` object
- ***dm   -*** the `DM`
- ***u    -*** a `DM` vector
- ***tol  -*** A tolerance for the check, or -1 to print the results instead



## Output Parameter

- ***residual -*** The residual norm of the exact solution, or `NULL`





## See Also
 `DNSNESCheckFromOptions()`, `DMSNESCheckDiscretization()`, `DMSNESCheckJacobian()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/utils/dmplexsnes.c.html#DMSNESCheckResidual">src/snes/utils/dmplexsnes.c</A>


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