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# DMPlexGetTree

get the tree that describes the hierarchy of non-conforming mesh points. Collective

## Synopsis

    #include "petscdmplex.h"
    PetscErrorCode DMPlexGetTree(DM dm, PetscSection *parentSection, PetscInt *parents[], PetscInt *childIDs[], PetscSection *childSection, PetscInt *children[])

## Input Parameter

- dm - the `DMPLEX` object

## Output Parameters

- parentSection - a section describing the tree: a point has a parent if it has 1 dof in the section; the section offset indexes the parent and childID list

- parents - a list of the point parents

- childIDs - identifies the relationship of the child point to the parent point; if there is a reference tree, then the child corresponds to the point in the reference tree with index childID

- childSection - the inverse of the parent section

- children - a list of the point children

## See Also

DMPlex: Unstructured Grids, `DM`, `DMPLEX`,`DMPlexSetTree()`, `DMPlexSetReferenceTree()`, `DMPlexSetAnchors()`, `DMPlexGetTreeParent()`, `DMPlexGetTreeChildren()`

## Level

intermediate

## Location

src/dm/impls/plex/plextree.c

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