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# VecViewNative
Views a vector object with the original type specific viewer 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscvec.h"   
PetscErrorCode VecViewNative(Vec vec, PetscViewer viewer)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***vec -*** the vector
- ***viewer -*** an optional `PetscViewer` visualization context





## Note
This can be used with, for example, vectors obtained with `DMCreateGlobalVector()` for a `DMDA` to display the vector
in the PETSc storage format (each MPI process values follow the previous MPI processes) instead of the "natural" grid
ordering.


## See Also
 [](ch_vectors), `Vec`, `PetscViewerASCIIOpen()`, `PetscViewerDrawOpen()`, `PetscDrawLGCreate()`, `VecView()`
`PetscViewerSocketOpen()`, `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`, `VecLoad()`, `PetscViewerCreate()`,
`PetscRealView()`, `PetscScalarView()`, `PetscIntView()`, `PetscViewerHDF5SetTimestep()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/interface/vector.c.html#VecViewNative">src/vec/vec/interface/vector.c</A>


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