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# DMDAGetElements
Gets an array containing the indices (in local coordinates) of all the local elements
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmda.h"
PetscErrorCode DMDAGetElements(DM dm, PetscInt *nel, PetscInt *nen, const PetscInt *e[])
```
Not Collective; No Fortran Support
## Input Parameter
- ***dm -*** the `DMDA` object
## Output Parameters
- ***nel -*** number of local elements
- ***nen -*** number of element nodes
- ***e -*** the local indices of the elements' vertices
## Notes
Call `DMDARestoreElements()` once you have finished accessing the elements.
Each process uniquely owns a subset of the elements. That is no element is owned by two or more processes.
If on each process you integrate over its owned elements and use `ADD_VALUES` in `Vec`/`MatSetValuesLocal()` then you'll obtain the correct result.
## See Also
`DM`, `DMDA`, `DMDAElementType`, `DMDASetElementType()`, `VecSetValuesLocal()`, `MatSetValuesLocal()`, `DMGlobalToLocalBegin()`, `DMLocalToGlobalBegin()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/impls/da/dagetelem.c
## Examples
src/dm/tutorials/ex5.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex70.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex71.c
## Implementations
DMDAGetElements_1D in src/dm/impls/da/dagetelem.c
DMDAGetElements_2D in src/dm/impls/da/dagetelem.c
DMDAGetElements_3D in src/dm/impls/da/dagetelem.c
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