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# PetscSectionGetField
Get the `PetscSection` associated with a single field 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsection.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscSectionGetField(PetscSection s, PetscInt field, PetscSection *subs)
```

## Input Parameters

- ***s     -*** The `PetscSection`
- ***field -*** The field number



## Output Parameter

- ***subs  -*** The `PetscSection` for the given field, note the chart of `subs` is not set





## Note
Does not increase the reference count of the selected sub-section. There is no matching `PetscSectionRestoreField()`


## See Also
 [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSection`, `IS`, `PetscSectionSetNumFields()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/is/section/interface/section.c.html#PetscSectionGetField">src/vec/is/section/interface/section.c</A>


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