# MatDenseHIPGetArray
Provides access to the HIP buffer inside a dense matrix. The array must be restored with MatDenseHIPRestoreArray() when no longer needed. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscmat.h"  
PetscErrorCode MatDenseHIPGetArray(Mat A, PetscScalar **a)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***A -*** the matrix


Output Parameters

- ***array -*** the GPU array in column major order



## Notes
Data can be copied to the GPU due to operations done on the CPU. If you need write only access, use MatDenseHIPGetArrayWrite(). For read-only access, use MatDenseHIPGetArrayRead().




## See Also
 MatDenseHIPGetArrayRead(), MatDenseHIPRestoreArray(), MatDenseHIPRestoreArrayWrite(), MatDenseHIPGetArrayWrite(), MatDenseHIPRestoreArrayRead()

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c.html#MatDenseHIPGetArray">src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c</A>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c.html#MatDenseHIPGetArray_MPIDenseHIP">MatDenseHIPGetArray_MPIDenseHIP in src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/seq/hip/densehip.hip.c.html#MatDenseHIPGetArray_SeqDenseHIP">MatDenseHIPGetArray_SeqDenseHIP in src/mat/impls/dense/seq/hip/densehip.hip.c</A><BR>


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