# VecScale
Scales a vector. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscvec.h"   
PetscErrorCode VecScale(Vec x, PetscScalar alpha)
```
Not collective


## Input Parameters

- ***x -*** the vector
- ***alpha -*** the scalar





## Note
For a vector with n components, `VecScale()` computes
```none
x[i] = alpha * x[i], for i=1,...,n.
```


## See Also
 [](chapter_vectors), `Vec`, `VecSet()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/interface/rvector.c.html#VecScale">src/vec/vec/interface/rvector.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex1.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex1f.F90.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex1f.F90.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex1f90.F90.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex1f90.F90.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex20f90.F90.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex20f90.F90.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/tutorials/ex9.c.html">src/mat/tutorials/ex9.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex2.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex3.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex3.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex1.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex7.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex7.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex9.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex9.c.html</A><BR>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/nest/vecnest.c.html#VecScale_Nest">VecScale_Nest in src/vec/vec/impls/nest/vecnest.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/seq/bvec1.c.html#VecScale_Seq">VecScale_Seq in src/vec/vec/impls/seq/bvec1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/seq/kokkos/veckok.kokkos.cxx.html#VecScale_SeqKokkos">VecScale_SeqKokkos in src/vec/vec/impls/seq/kokkos/veckok.kokkos.cxx</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqcuda/veccuda2.cu.html#VecScale_SeqCUDA">VecScale_SeqCUDA in src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqcuda/veccuda2.cu</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqhip/vechip2.hip.c.html#VecScale_SeqHIP">VecScale_SeqHIP in src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqhip/vechip2.hip.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqviennacl/vecviennacl.cxx.html#VecScale_SeqViennaCL">VecScale_SeqViennaCL in src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqviennacl/vecviennacl.cxx</A><BR>


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