# VecRestoreArray
Restores a vector after `VecGetArray()` has been called. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscvec.h"   
PetscErrorCode VecRestoreArray(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()`

## Level
beginner

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

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/utils/tagger/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/vec/vec/utils/tagger/tutorials/ex1.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex18.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex18.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex21.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex21.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex3.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex3.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex4f.F90.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex4f.F90.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex4f90.F90.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex4f90.F90.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex6.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex6.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex9.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex9.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/is/sf/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/vec/is/sf/tutorials/ex2.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/is/sf/tutorials/ex3.c.html">src/vec/is/sf/tutorials/ex3.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex5.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex5.c.html</A><BR>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/nest/vecnest.c.html#VecRestoreArray_Nest">VecRestoreArray_Nest in src/vec/vec/impls/nest/vecnest.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/seq/kokkos/veckok.kokkos.cxx.html#VecRestoreArray_SeqKokkos">VecRestoreArray_SeqKokkos in src/vec/vec/impls/seq/kokkos/veckok.kokkos.cxx</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqcuda/veccuda.c.html#VecRestoreArray_SeqCUDA">VecRestoreArray_SeqCUDA in src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqcuda/veccuda.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqhip/vechip.hip.c.html#VecRestoreArray_SeqHIP">VecRestoreArray_SeqHIP in src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqhip/vechip.hip.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqviennacl/vecviennacl.cxx.html#VecRestoreArray_SeqViennaCL">VecRestoreArray_SeqViennaCL in src/vec/vec/impls/seq/seqviennacl/vecviennacl.cxx</A><BR>


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