# DMPlexMetricGetVerbosity
Get the verbosity of the mesh adaptation package 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmplex.h"   
PetscErrorCode DMPlexMetricGetVerbosity(DM dm, PetscInt *verbosity)
```

## Input parameters

- ***dm        -*** The DM



## Output parameters

- ***verbosity -*** The verbosity, where -1 is silent and 10 is maximum





## Notes
This is only used by Mmg and ParMmg (not Pragmatic).


## See Also
 `DMPlexMetricSetVerbosity()`, `DMPlexMetricGetNumIterations()`

## Level
beginner

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


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