# DMDAGetElementsSizes
Gets the local number of elements per direction for the non-overlapping decomposition identified by `DMDAGetElements()` 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmda.h"   
PetscErrorCode DMDAGetElementsSizes(DM da, PetscInt *mx, PetscInt *my, PetscInt *mz)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***da -*** the `DMDA` object



## Output Parameters

- ***mx -*** number of local elements in x-direction
- ***my -*** number of local elements in y-direction
- ***mz -*** number of local elements in z-direction





## Note
It returns the same number of elements, irrespective of the `DMDAElementType`


## See Also
 `DM`, `DMDA`, `DMDAElementType`, `DMDASetElementType()`, `DMDAGetElements`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/da/dagetelem.c.html#DMDAGetElementsSizes">src/dm/impls/da/dagetelem.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex42.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex42.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex43.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex43.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex49.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex49.c.html</A><BR>


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