petsc-3.4.2 2013-07-02

# DMSetType

Builds a DM, for a particular DM implementation.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscdm.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
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