# DMPlexLocalVectorLoad
Loads on-disk vector data into a local vector 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmplex.h"   
PetscErrorCode DMPlexLocalVectorLoad(DM dm, PetscViewer viewer, DM sectiondm, PetscSF sf, Vec vec)
```
Collective on DM


## Input Parameters

- ***dm        -*** The DM that represents the topology
- ***viewer    -*** The PetscViewer that represents the on-disk vector data
- ***sectiondm -*** The DM that contains the local section on which vec is defined
- ***sf        -*** The SF that migrates the on-disk vector data into vec
- ***vec       -*** The local vector to set values of





## Notes
In general dm and sectiondm are two different objects, the former carrying the topology and the latter carrying the section, and have been given a topology name and a section name, respectively, with PetscObjectSetName(). In practice, however, they can be the same object if it carries both topology and section; in that case the name of the object is used as both the topology name and the section name.

Typical calling sequence
```none
DMCreate(PETSC_COMM_WORLD, &dm);
```
```none
DMSetType(dm, DMPLEX);
```
```none
PetscObjectSetName((PetscObject)dm, "topologydm_name");
```
```none
DMPlexTopologyLoad(dm, viewer, &sfX);
```
```none
DMClone(dm, &sectiondm);
```
```none
PetscObjectSetName((PetscObject)sectiondm, "sectiondm_name");
```
```none
DMPlexSectionLoad(dm, viewer, sectiondm, sfX, NULL, &lsf);
```
```none
DMGetLocalVector(sectiondm, &vec);
```
```none
PetscObjectSetName((PetscObject)vec, "vec_name");
```
```none
DMPlexLocalVectorLoad(dm, viewer, sectiondm, lsf, vec);
```
```none
DMRestoreLocalVector(sectiondm, &vec);
```
```none
PetscSFDestroy(&lsf);
```
```none
PetscSFDestroy(&sfX);
```
```none
DMDestroy(&sectiondm);
```
```none
DMDestroy(&dm);
```


## See Also
 `DMPlexTopologyLoad()`, `DMPlexSectionLoad()`, `DMPlexGlobalVectorLoad()`, `DMPlexGlobalVectorView()`, `DMPlexLocalVectorView()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/plex.c.html#DMPlexLocalVectorLoad">src/dm/impls/plex/plex.c</A>


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