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DMConvert

Converts a DM to another DM, either of the same or different type.

Synopsis

#include "petscdm.h"          
#include "petscdmlabel.h"     
PetscErrorCode DMConvert(DM dm, DMType newtype, DM *M)
Collective on DM Many br

Input Parameters

dm - the DM Many br
newtype - new DM type (use "same" for the same type) Many br

Output Parameter

M -pointer to new DM Many br

Notes

Cannot be used to convert a sequential DM to parallel or parallel to sequential, Many brthe MPI communicator of the generated DM is always the same as the communicator Many brof the input DM. Many br

Many br

See Also

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/snes/examples/tutorials/ex12.c.html
src/ts/examples/tutorials/ex11.c.html