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# PetscLogNestedBegin
Turns on nested logging of objects and events. This logs flop rates and object creation and should not slow programs down too much.
## Synopsis
```
#include "petsclog.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscLogNestedBegin(void)
```
Logically Collective over `PETSC_COMM_WORLD`
## Options Database Keys
- ***-log_view :filename.xml:ascii_xml -*** Prints an XML summary of flop and timing information to the file
## Usage
```none
PetscInitialize(...);
PetscLogNestedBegin();
... code ...
PetscLogView(viewer);
PetscFinalize();
```
## See Also
`PetscLogDump()`, `PetscLogAllBegin()`, `PetscLogView()`, `PetscLogTraceBegin()`, `PetscLogDefaultBegin()`
## Level
advanced
## Location
src/sys/logging/xmllogevent.c
## Examples
src/snes/tutorials/ex1f.F90
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