# PetscSubcommGetParent
Gets the communicator that was used to create the `PetscSubcomm` 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsys.h"    
PetscErrorCode PetscSubcommGetParent(PetscSubcomm scomm, MPI_Comm *pcomm)
```
Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***scomm -*** the `PetscSubcomm`



## Output Parameter

- ***pcomm -*** location to store the parent communicator





## See Also
 `PetscSubcommDestroy()`, `PetscSubcommSetTypeGeneral()`, `PetscSubcommSetFromOptions()`, `PetscSubcommSetType()`,
`PetscSubcommSetNumber()`, `PetscSubcommGetChild()`, `PetscSubcommContiguousParent()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/objects/subcomm.c.html#PetscSubcommGetParent">src/sys/objects/subcomm.c</A>


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