# Get nodes of a mesh

**URL:** https://community.freefem.org/t/get-nodes-of-a-mesh/778
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [January 29, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/get-nodes-of-a-mesh/778 "2021-01-29T20:52:21Z")
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### Author: ![e-aranda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/e-aranda/32/59_2.png) [@e-aranda](https://community.freefem.org/u/e-aranda)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/get-nodes-of-a-mesh/778/1 "2021-01-29T20:52:21Z")

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Hello!,

for a given node in a mesh, is there a way to get all nodes sharing an element with? Maybe is there an internal method of Mesh?

Thanks,  
Ernesto

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### Author: ![frederichecht](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/frederichecht/32/15_2.png) [@frederichecht](https://community.freefem.org/u/frederichecht)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/get-nodes-of-a-mesh/778/2 "2021-01-31T14:46:50Z")

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See the section in the doc.  
[https://doc.freefem.org/documentation/finite-element.html#finite-elements-connectivity](https://doc.freefem.org/documentation/finite-element.html#finite-elements-connectivity)  
or  
[https://doc.freefem.org/documentation/mesh-generation.html#mesh-connectivity-and-data](https://doc.freefem.org/documentation/mesh-generation.html#mesh-connectivity-and-data)