# MatGetValues

Gets a block of values from a matrix.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscmat.h"
    PetscErrorCode PETSCMAT_DLLEXPORT MatGetValues(Mat mat,PetscInt m,const PetscInt idxm[],PetscInt n,const PetscInt idxn[],PetscScalar v[])

Not Collective; currently only returns a local block

### Input Parameters

| mat | - the matrix
| v | - a logically two-dimensional array for storing the values
| m, idxm | - the number of rows and their global indices
| n, idxn | - the number of columns and their global indices

### Notes

The user must allocate space (m*n PetscScalars) for the values, v. The values, v, are then returned in a row-oriented format, analogous to that used by default in MatSetValues().

MatGetValues() uses 0-based row and column numbers in Fortran as well as in C.

MatGetValues() requires that the matrix has been assembled with MatAssemblyBegin()/MatAssemblyEnd(). Thus, calls to MatSetValues() and MatGetValues() CANNOT be made in succession without intermediate matrix assembly.

### See Also

MatGetRow(), MatGetSubmatrices(), MatSetValues()

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Location:src/mat/interface/matrix.c
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