# PetscFECreateLagrangeByCell
Create a PetscFE for the basic Lagrange space of degree k 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscfe.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscFECreateLagrangeByCell(MPI_Comm comm, PetscInt dim, PetscInt Nc, DMPolytopeType ct, PetscInt k, PetscInt qorder, PetscFE *fem)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***comm      -*** The MPI comm
- ***dim       -*** The spatial dimension
- ***Nc        -*** The number of components
- ***ct        -*** The celltype of the reference cell
- ***k         -*** The degree k of the space
- ***qorder    -*** The quadrature order or PETSC_DETERMINE to use PetscSpace polynomial degree



## Output Parameter

- ***fem       -*** The PetscFE object





## Note
For simplices, this element is the space of maximum polynomial degree k, otherwise it is a tensor product of 1D polynomials, each with maximal degree k.


## See Also
 `PetscFECreateLagrange()`, `PetscFECreateDefault()`, `PetscFECreateByCell()`, `PetscFECreate()`, `PetscSpaceCreate()`, `PetscDualSpaceCreate()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/dt/fe/interface/fe.c.html#PetscFECreateLagrangeByCell">src/dm/dt/fe/interface/fe.c</A>


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