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# DMPlexTSComputeBoundary
Insert the essential boundary values into the local input `locX` and/or its time derivative `locX_t` using pointwise functions specified by the user
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmplex.h"
#include "petscts.h"
PetscErrorCode DMPlexTSComputeBoundary(DM dm, PetscReal time, Vec locX, Vec locX_t, void *user)
```
## Input Parameters
- ***dm -*** The mesh
- ***t -*** The time
- ***locX -*** Local solution
- ***locX_t -*** Local solution time derivative, or `NULL`
- ***user -*** The user context
## See Also
[](ch_ts), `DMPLEX`, `TS`, `DMPlexComputeJacobianActionFEM()`
## Level
developer
## Location
src/ts/utils/dmplexts.c
## Examples
src/ts/tutorials/ex11.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex18.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex45.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex46.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex47.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex48.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex53.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex76.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex77.c
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