# DMStagSetCoordinateDMType
set DM type to store coordinates 
## Synopsis
```
PetscErrorCode DMStagSetCoordinateDMType(DM dm, DMType dmtype)
```
Logically Collective; `dmtype` must contain common value


## Input Parameters

- ***dm -*** the `DMSTAG` object
- ***dmtype -*** DMtype for coordinates, either `DMSTAG` or `DMPRODUCT`





## See Also
 [](chapter_stag), `DMSTAG`, `DMPRODUCT`, `DMGetCoordinateDM()`, `DMStagSetUniformCoordinates()`, `DMStagSetUniformCoordinatesExplicit()`, `DMStagSetUniformCoordinatesProduct()`, `DMType`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/stagutils.c.html#DMStagSetCoordinateDMType">src/dm/impls/stag/stagutils.c</A>


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