PETSc version 3.16.6

PetscObjectDestroy

Destroys any PetscObject, regardless of the type.

#include "petscsys.h"    
PetscErrorCode  PetscObjectDestroy(PetscObject *obj)

Collective on PetscObject

obj

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

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