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# PetscSpaceSumGetNumSubspaces
Get the number of spaces in the sum space 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscfe.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscSpaceSumGetNumSubspaces(PetscSpace sp, PetscInt *numSumSpaces)
```

## Input Parameter

- ***sp  -*** the function space object



## Output Parameter

- ***numSumSpaces -*** the number of spaces





## Note
The name NumSubspaces is slightly misleading because it is actually getting the number of defining spaces of the sum, not a number of Subspaces of it


## See Also
 `PETSCSPACESUM`, `PetscSpace`, `PetscSpaceSumSetNumSubspaces()`, `PetscSpaceSetDegree()`, `PetscSpaceSetNumVariables()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/dt/space/impls/sum/spacesum.c.html#PetscSpaceSumGetNumSubspaces">src/dm/dt/space/impls/sum/spacesum.c</A>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/dt/space/impls/sum/spacesum.c.html#PetscSpaceSumGetNumSubspaces_Sum">PetscSpaceSumGetNumSubspaces_Sum in src/dm/dt/space/impls/sum/spacesum.c</A><BR>


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