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# PetscSectionGetSym
Get the symmetries for the data referred to by the section 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsection.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscSectionGetSym(PetscSection section, PetscSectionSym *sym)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***section -*** the section describing data layout



## Output Parameter

- ***sym -*** the symmetry describing the affect of orientation on the access of the data, provided previously by `PetscSectionSetSym()`





## See Also
 [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSectionSym`, `PetscSectionSetSym()`, `PetscSectionSymCreate()`

## Level
developer

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


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