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# PCGetCoarseOperators
Gets coarse operator matrices for all levels (except the finest level)
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscksp.h"
PetscErrorCode PCGetCoarseOperators(PC pc, PetscInt *num_levels, Mat *coarseOperators[])
```
Logically Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***pc -*** the precondition context
## Output Parameters
- ***num_levels -*** the number of levels
- ***coarseOperators -*** the coarse operator matrices (size of num_levels-1)
## Developer Note
Why is this here instead of in `PCMG` etc?
## See Also
`PC`, `PCMG`, `PCMGGetRestriction()`, `PCMGSetInterpolation()`, `PCMGGetRScale()`, `PCMGGetInterpolation()`, `PCGetInterpolations()`
## Level
advanced
## Location
src/ksp/pc/interface/precon.c
## Implementations
PCGetCoarseOperators_BoomerAMG in src/ksp/pc/impls/hypre/hypre.c
PCGetCoarseOperators_MG in src/ksp/pc/impls/mg/mg.c
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