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# PetscObjectComm
Gets the MPI communicator for any `PetscObject` regardless of the type. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsys.h"    
MPI_Comm PetscObjectComm(PetscObject obj)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***obj -*** any PETSc object, for example a `Vec`, `Mat` or `KSP`. Thus must be
cast with a (`PetscObject`), for example,
`PetscObjectComm`((`PetscObject`)mat,...);



## Output Parameter

- ***comm -*** the MPI communicator or `MPI_COMM_NULL` if `obj` is not valid





## Note
This is one of the rare PETSc routines that does not return an error code. Use `PetscObjectGetComm()`
when appropriate for error handling.


## See Also
 `PetscObject`, `PetscObjectGetComm()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/objects/gcomm.c.html#PetscObjectComm">src/sys/objects/gcomm.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex10.c.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex10.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex11.c.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex11.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex6.c.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex6.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex7.c.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex7.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex2.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex3.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex3.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex6.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex6.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex8.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex8.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/label/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/label/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>


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