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# DMCreateFEDefault

Create a PetscFE based on the celltype for the mesh

### Synopsis

    #include "petscdm.h"
    #include "petscdmlabel.h"
    #include "petscds.h"
    PetscErrorCode DMCreateFEDefault(DM dm, PetscInt Nc, const char prefix[], PetscInt qorder, PetscFE *fem)

Not collective

### Input Parameters

| dm | - The DM
| Nc | - The number of components for the field
| prefix | - The options prefix for the output PetscFE, or NULL
| qorder | - The quadrature order or PETSC_DETERMINE to use PetscSpace polynomial degree

### Output Parameter

| fem | - The PetscFE

Note: This is a convenience method that just calls PetscFECreateByCell() underneath.

### See Also

PetscFECreateByCell(), DMAddField(), DMCreateDS(), DMGetCellDS(), DMGetRegionDS()

### Level

intermediate

### Location

src/dm/interface/dm.c
Index of all DM routines
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