petsc-3.7.3 2016-08-01
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DMSetType

Builds a DM, for a particular DM implementation.

Synopsis

#include "petscdm.h"          
#include "petscdmlabel.h"     
PetscErrorCode  DMSetType(DM dm, DMType method)
Collective on DM

Input Parameters

dm - The DM object
method - The name of the DM type

Options Database Key

-dm_type <type> -Sets the DM type; use -help for a list of available types

Notes

See "petsc/include/petscdm.h" for available DM types (for instance, DM1D, DM2D, or DM3D).

Keywords

DM, set, type

See Also

DMGetType(), DMCreate()

Level:intermediate
Location:
src/dm/interface/dm.c
Index of all DM routines
Table of Contents for all manual pages
Index of all manual pages

Examples

src/dm/impls/forest/examples/tutorials/ex1.c.html
src/ts/examples/tutorials/ex11.c.html