# VecScatterCreateToZero
Creates an output vector and a scatter context used to copy all vector values into the output vector on the zeroth processor 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsf.h" 
PetscErrorCode VecScatterCreateToZero(Vec vin, VecScatter *ctx, Vec *vout)
```
Collective on vin


## Input Parameter

- ***vin  -*** `Vec` of type `MPIVEC`



## Output Parameters

- ***ctx -*** scatter context
- ***vout -*** output `SEQVEC` that is large enough to scatter into on processor 0 and
of length zero on all other processors





## Usage
```none
        VecScatterCreateToZero(vin,&ctx,&vout);

        // scatter as many times as you need
        VecScatterBegin(ctx,vin,vout,INSERT_VALUES,SCATTER_FORWARD);
        VecScatterEnd(ctx,vin,vout,INSERT_VALUES,SCATTER_FORWARD);

        // destroy scatter context and local vector when no longer needed
        VecScatterDestroy(&ctx);
        VecDestroy(&vout);
```



## Notes
vout may be NULL [`PETSC_NULL_VEC` from fortran] if you do not
need to have it created

Do NOT create a vector and then pass it in as the final argument vout! vout is created by this routine
automatically (unless you pass NULL in for that argument if you do not need it).


## See Also
 [](sec_scatter), `VecScatter`, `VecScatterCreate()`, `VecScatterCreateToAll()`, `VecScatterBegin()`, `VecScatterEnd()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/is/sf/interface/vscat.c.html#VecScatterCreateToZero">src/vec/is/sf/interface/vscat.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/constrained/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/tao/constrained/tutorials/ex1.c.html</A><BR>


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