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# Vec

Abstract PETSc vector object. Used for holding solutions and right-hand sides for linear systems, nonlinear systems, and time integrators

## Synopsis

    typedef struct _p_Vec *Vec;

## Note

Internally the actual vector representation is generally a simple array but most PETSc code can work on other representations through this abstraction

## See Also

Summary of Vector Types Available In PETSc, Vectors and Parallel Data, `VecCreate()`, `VecType`, `VecSetType()`

## Level

beginner

## Location

include/petscvec.h

## Examples

src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex6.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex7.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex11.c
src/dm/dt/dualspace/impls/lagrange/tutorials/ex2.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex8.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex14f90.F90
src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex9.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex14.c

## Implementations

_p_Vec in include/petsc/private/vecimpl.h
Vec_MOAB in include/petsc/private/dmmbimpl.h
Vec_Chain in src/tao/unconstrained/impls/bmrm/bmrm.h
Vec_Seq in src/vec/vec/impls/dvecimpl.h
Vec_MPI in src/vec/vec/impls/mpi/pvecimpl.h
Vec_Nest in src/vec/vec/impls/nest/vecnestimpl.h

Index of all Vec routines
Table of Contents for all manual pages
Index of all manual pages