# MatDenseGetArrayWrite
gives write-only access to the array where the data for a `MATDENSE` matrix is stored
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscmat.h"
PetscErrorCode MatDenseGetArrayWrite(Mat A, PetscScalar **array)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***mat -*** a dense matrix
## Output Parameter
- ***array -*** pointer to the data
## See Also
`MATDENSE`, `MatDenseRestoreArrayWrite()`, `MatDenseGetArray()`, `MatDenseRestoreArray()`, `MatDenseGetArrayRead()`, `MatDenseRestoreArrayRead()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/mat/impls/dense/seq/dense.c
## Examples
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex77.c.html
## Implementations
MatDenseGetArrayWrite_MPIDense in src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c
MatDenseGetArrayWrite_SeqDenseCUDA in src/mat/impls/dense/seq/cuda/densecuda.cu
MatDenseGetArrayWrite_SeqDenseHIP in src/mat/impls/dense/seq/hip/densehip.hip.c
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