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# PetscViewerHDF5SetTimestep
Set the current timestep for the HDF5 output. Fields are stacked in time.
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewerhdf5.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerHDF5SetTimestep(PetscViewer viewer, PetscInt timestep)
```
Logically Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***viewer -*** the `PetscViewer` of type `PETSCVIEWERHDF5`
- ***timestep -*** The timestep
## Note
This can be called only if the viewer is in timestepping mode. See `PetscViewerHDF5PushTimestepping()` for details.
## See Also
[](sec_viewers), `PETSCVIEWERHDF5`, `PetscViewerHDF5Open()`, `PetscViewerHDF5PushTimestepping()`, `PetscViewerHDF5IncrementTimestep()`, `PetscViewerHDF5GetTimestep()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/hdf5/hdf5v.c
## Examples
src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex19.c
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