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# DMSetOptionsPrefix

Sets the prefix used for searching for all DMDA options in the database.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscdm.h"
    PetscErrorCode  DMSetOptionsPrefix(DM dm,const char prefix[])

Logically Collective on DMDA

### Input Parameter

| da | - the DMDA context
| prefix | - the prefix to prepend to all option names

### Notes

A hyphen (-) must NOT be given at the beginning of the prefix name. The first character of all runtime options is AUTOMATICALLY the hyphen.

### Keywords

DMDA, set, options, prefix, database

### See Also

DMSetFromOptions()

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Location: src/dm/interface/dm.c
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### Examples

src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex22.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex28.c.html
src/ts/examples/tutorials/ex14.c.html