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# PetscSegBufferGet
get new buffer space from a segmented buffer 
## Synopsis
```
PetscErrorCode PetscSegBufferGet(PetscSegBuffer seg, size_t count, void *buf)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***seg -*** `PetscSegBuffer` buffer
- ***count -*** number of entries needed



## Output Parameter

- ***buf -*** address of new buffer for contiguous data





## See Also
 `PetscSegBufferCreate()`, `PetscSegBufferExtractAlloc()`, `PetscSegBufferExtractTo()`, `PetscSegBufferExtractInPlace()`, `PetscSegBufferDestroy()`,
`PetscSegBuffer`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/utils/segbuffer.c.html#PetscSegBufferGet">src/sys/utils/segbuffer.c</A>


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