# VecGetSize

Returns the global number of elements of the vector.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscvec.h"
    PetscErrorCode PETSCVEC_DLLEXPORT VecGetSize(Vec x,PetscInt *size)

Not Collective

### Input Parameter

x -the vector

### Output Parameters

size -the global length of the vector

### C++ variants

| PetscInt VecGetSize(Vec x) |  | -> |  | VecGetSize(x,&s); return s;

### See Also

VecGetLocalSize()

Level:beginner
Location:src/vec/interface/vector.c
Index of all Vec routines
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### Examples

src/vec/examples/tutorials/ex2.c.html
src/vec/examples/tutorials/ex7.c.html
src/vec/examples/tutorials/ex8.c.html
src/vec/examples/tutorials/ex2f.F.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex10.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex29.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex2.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex6.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex29.c.html
src/ts/examples/tutorials/util2.c.html
src/dm/da/examples/tutorials/ex6.c.html