# PetscSectionGetFieldSym
Get the symmetries for the data referred to by a field of the section 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsection.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscSectionGetFieldSym(PetscSection section, PetscInt field, PetscSectionSym *sym)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***section -*** the section describing data layout
- ***field -*** the field number



## Output Parameters

- ***sym -*** the symmetry describing the affect of orientation on the access of the data





## See Also
 [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSectionSym`, `PetscSectionSetFieldSym()`, `PetscSectionSymCreate()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/is/section/interface/section.c.html#PetscSectionGetFieldSym">src/vec/is/section/interface/section.c</A>


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