# VecStrideSum
Computes the sum of subvector of a vector defined by a starting point and a stride. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscvec.h" 
PetscErrorCode VecStrideSum(Vec v, PetscInt start, PetscScalar *sum)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***v -*** the vector
- ***start -*** starting point of the subvector (defined by a stride)



## Output Parameter

- ***sum -*** the sum



## Notes
One must call `VecSetBlockSize()` before this routine to set the stride
information, or use a vector created from a multicomponent `DMDA`.

If x is the array representing the vector x then this computes the sum
of the array (x[start],x[start+stride],x[start+2*stride], ....)




## See Also
 `VecSum()`, `VecStrideGather()`, `VecStrideScatter()`, `VecStrideMin()`, `VecStrideMax()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/utils/vinv.c.html#VecStrideSum">src/vec/vec/utils/vinv.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex13.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex13.c.html</A><BR>


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