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# VecGetLocalSize
Returns the number of elements of the vector stored in local memory (that is on this MPI process)
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscvec.h"
PetscErrorCode VecGetLocalSize(Vec x, PetscInt *size)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***x -*** the vector
## Output Parameter
- ***size -*** the length of the local piece of the vector
## See Also
[](ch_vectors), `Vec`, `VecGetSize()`
## Level
beginner
## Location
src/vec/vec/interface/vector.c
## Examples
src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/tutorials/ex22.c
src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex3.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex10.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex14f.F90
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex23.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex42.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex49.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex5.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex5f.F90
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex71.c
## Implementations
VecGetLocalSize_Nest in src/vec/vec/impls/nest/vecnest.c
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