# DMStagCreate2d
Create an object to manage data living on the elements, faces, and vertices of a parallelized regular 2D grid. 
## Synopsis
```
PETSC_EXTERN PetscErrorCode DMStagCreate2d(MPI_Comm comm, DMBoundaryType bndx, DMBoundaryType bndy, PetscInt M, PetscInt N, PetscInt m, PetscInt n, PetscInt dof0, PetscInt dof1, PetscInt dof2, DMStagStencilType stencilType, PetscInt stencilWidth, const PetscInt lx[], const PetscInt ly[], DM *dm)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***comm -*** MPI communicator
- ***bndx,bndy -*** boundary type: `DM_BOUNDARY_NONE`, `DM_BOUNDARY_PERIODIC`, or `DM_BOUNDARY_GHOSTED`
- ***M,N -*** global number of elements in x,y directions
- ***m,n -*** number of ranks in the x,y directions (may be `PETSC_DECIDE`)
- ***dof0 -*** number of degrees of freedom per vertex/0-cell
- ***dof1 -*** number of degrees of freedom per face/1-cell
- ***dof2 -*** number of degrees of freedom per element/2-cell
- ***stencilType -*** ghost/halo region type: `DMSTAG_STENCIL_NONE`, `DMSTAG_STENCIL_BOX`, or `DMSTAG_STENCIL_STAR`
- ***stencilWidth -*** width, in elements, of halo/ghost region
- ***lx,ly -*** arrays of local x,y element counts, of length equal to m,n, summing to M,N



## Output Parameter

- ***dm -*** the new DMStag object



## Options Database Keys

- ***-dm_view -*** calls `DMViewFromOptions()` at the conclusion of `DMSetUp()`
- ***-stag_grid_x <nx> -*** number of elements in the x direction
- ***-stag_grid_y <ny> -*** number of elements in the y direction
- ***-stag_ranks_x <rx> -*** number of ranks in the x direction
- ***-stag_ranks_y <ry> -*** number of ranks in the y direction
- ***-stag_ghost_stencil_width -*** width of ghost region, in elements
- ***-stag_boundary_type_x <none,ghosted,periodic> -*** `DMBoundaryType` value
- ***-stag_boundary_type_y <none,ghosted,periodic> -*** `DMBoundaryType` value



## Notes
You must call `DMSetUp()` after this call, before using the DM.
If you wish to use the options database (see the keys above) to change values in the DMStag, you must call
`DMSetFromOptions()` after this function but before `DMSetUp()`.




## See Also
 `DMSTAG`, `DMStagCreate1d()`, `DMStagCreate3d()`, `DMDestroy()`, `DMView()`, `DMCreateGlobalVector()`, `DMCreateLocalVector()`, `DMLocalToGlobalBegin()`, `DMDACreate2d()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/stag2d.c.html#DMStagCreate2d">src/dm/impls/stag/stag2d.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex2.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex6.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex6.c.html</A><BR>


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