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# PetscSpaceSetNumComponents
Set the number of components for this space 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscfe.h"  
PetscErrorCode PetscSpaceSetNumComponents(PetscSpace sp, PetscInt Nc)
```

## Input Parameters

- ***sp -*** The `PetscSpace`
- ***order -*** The number of components





## See Also
 `PetscSpace`, `PetscSpaceGetNumComponents()`, `PetscSpaceSetNumVariables()`, `PetscSpaceCreate()`, `PetscSpace`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/dt/space/interface/space.c.html#PetscSpaceSetNumComponents">src/dm/dt/space/interface/space.c</A>


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