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PetscFEGetDimension#

Get the dimension of the finite element space on a cell

Synopsis#

#include "petscfe.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscFEGetDimension(PetscFE fem, PetscInt *dim)

Not Collective

Input Parameter#

  • fem - The PetscFE

Output Parameter#

  • dim - The dimension

See Also#

PetscFE, PetscFECreate(), PetscSpaceGetDimension(), PetscDualSpaceGetDimension()

Level#

intermediate

Location#

src/dm/dt/fe/interface/fe.c

Examples#

src/dm/dt/tests/ex16.c
src/dm/dt/tests/ex5.c
src/dm/impls/swarm/tests/ex2.c

Implementations#

PetscFEGetDimension_Basic() in src/dm/dt/fe/impls/basic/febasic.c
PetscFEGetDimension_Vector() in src/dm/dt/fe/impls/vector/fevector.c


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