# VecRestoreArrayWrite
Restores a vector after `VecGetArrayWrite()` has been called. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscvec.h"   
PetscErrorCode VecRestoreArrayWrite(Vec x, PetscScalar **a)
```
Logically Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***x -*** the vector
- ***a -*** location of pointer to array obtained from `VecGetArray()`





## See Also
 [](chapter_vectors), `Vec`, `VecGetArray()`, `VecRestoreArrayRead()`, `VecRestoreArrays()`, `VecRestoreArrayF90()`, `VecRestoreArrayReadF90()`, `VecPlaceArray()`, `VecRestoreArray2d()`,
`VecGetArrayPair()`, `VecRestoreArrayPair()`, `VecGetArrayWrite()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/interface/rvector.c.html#VecRestoreArrayWrite">src/vec/vec/interface/rvector.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex11.c.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex11.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex14.c.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex14.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex17.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex17.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex23fwdadj.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex23fwdadj.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex3.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex3.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex36.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex36.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex43.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex43.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex77.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex77.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/rosenbrock3.c.html">src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/rosenbrock3.c.html</A><BR>


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