# DMSwarmViewFieldsXDMF
Write a selection of DMSwarm fields to an XDMF3 file 
## Synopsis
```
PETSC_EXTERN PetscErrorCode DMSwarmViewFieldsXDMF(DM dm, const char filename[], PetscInt nfields, const char *field_name_list[])
```
Collective on dm


## Input parameters

- ***dm -*** the DMSwarm
- ***filename -*** the file name of the XDMF file (must have the extension .xmf)
- ***nfields -*** the number of fields to write into the XDMF file
- ***field_name_list -*** array of length nfields containing the textual name of fields to write





## Notes
Only fields registered with data type PETSC_DOUBLE or PETSC_INT can be written into the file


## See Also
 `DMSwarmViewXDMF()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/swarm/swarmpic_view.c.html#DMSwarmViewFieldsXDMF">src/dm/impls/swarm/swarmpic_view.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex20.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex20.c.html</A><BR>


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