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# PetscDrawView
Prints the `PetscDraw` data structure. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdraw.h" 
#include "petscviewer.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscDrawView(PetscDraw indraw, PetscViewer viewer)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***indraw -*** the `PetscDraw` context
- ***viewer -*** visualization context


See PetscDrawSetFromOptions() for options database keys


## Note
The available visualization contexts include

- ***`PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_SELF` -*** standard output (default)
- ***`PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_WORLD` -*** synchronized standard
output where only the first processor opens
the file.  All other processors send their
data to the first processor to print.


The user can open an alternative visualization context with
`PetscViewerASCIIOpen()` - output to a specified file.




## See Also
 `PetscDraw`, `PetscViewerASCIIOpen()`, `PetscViewer`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/draw/interface/drawreg.c.html#PetscDrawView">src/sys/classes/draw/interface/drawreg.c</A>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/draw/impls/image/drawimage.c.html#PetscDrawView_Image">PetscDrawView_Image in src/sys/classes/draw/impls/image/drawimage.c</A><BR>


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