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# PETSC_VIEWER_DRAW_
Creates a window `PETSCVIEWERDRAW` `PetscViewer` shared by all processors in an MPI communicator. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdraw.h" 
#include "petscviewer.h" 
PetscViewer PETSC_VIEWER_DRAW_(MPI_Comm comm)
```
Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***comm -*** the MPI communicator to share the window `PetscViewer`





## Note
Unlike almost all other PETSc routines, `PETSC_VIEWER_DRAW_()` does not return
an error code.  The window is usually used in the form
```none
XXXView(XXX object, PETSC_VIEWER_DRAW_(comm));
```


## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PETSCVIEWERDRAW`, `PetscViewer`, `PETSC_VIEWER_DRAW_WORLD`, `PETSC_VIEWER_DRAW_SELF`, `PetscViewerDrawOpen()`,

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/draw/drawv.c.html#PETSC_VIEWER_DRAW_">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/draw/drawv.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex2.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex21.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex21.c</A><BR>


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