# PetscObjectView
Views any `PetscObject`, regardless of the type. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsys.h"    
PetscErrorCode PetscObjectView(PetscObject obj, PetscViewer viewer)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***obj -*** any PETSc object, for example a `Vec`, `Mat` or `KSP`.
This must be cast with a (`PetscObject`), for example,
`PetscObjectView`((`PetscObject`)mat,viewer);
- ***viewer -*** any PETSc viewer





## See Also
 `PetscObject`, `PetscObjectViewFromOptions()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/objects/destroy.c.html#PetscObjectView">src/sys/objects/destroy.c</A>


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