# DMDAGetRay
Returns a vector on process zero that contains a row or column of the values in a DMDA vector 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmda.h"   
PetscErrorCode DMDAGetRay(DM da, DMDirection dir, PetscInt gp, Vec *newvec, VecScatter *scatter)
```
Collective on DMDA


## Input Parameters

- ***da -*** the distributed array
- ***dir -*** Cartesian direction, either DM_X, DM_Y, or DM_Z
- ***gp -*** global grid point number in this direction



## Output Parameters

- ***newvec -*** the new vector that can hold the values (size zero on all processes except process 0)
- ***scatter -*** the VecScatter that will map from the original vector to the slice





## Notes
All processors that share the DMDA must call this with the same gp value


## Level
advanced

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


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