# DMPlexGetPointLocal
get location of point data in local `Vec` 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmplex.h"   
PetscErrorCode DMPlexGetPointLocal(DM dm, PetscInt point, PetscInt *start, PetscInt *end)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***dm -*** `DM` defining the topological space
- ***point -*** topological point



## Output Parameters

- ***start -*** start of point data
- ***end -*** end of point data





## Note
This is a half open interval [start, end)


## See Also
 [](chapter_unstructured), `DM`, `DMPLEX`, `DMPlexGetPointLocalField()`, `DMGetLocalSection()`, `PetscSectionGetOffset()`, `PetscSectionGetDof()`, `DMPlexPointLocalRead()`, `DMPlexPointLocalRead()`, `DMPlexPointLocalRef()`

## Level
intermediate

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


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