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# PetscFEDestroy
Destroys a `PetscFE` object
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscfe.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscFEDestroy(PetscFE *fem)
```
Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***fem -*** the `PetscFE` object to destroy
## See Also
`PetscFE`, `PetscFEView()`
## Level
beginner
## Location
src/dm/dt/fe/interface/fe.c
## Examples
src/dm/dt/dualspace/impls/lagrange/tutorials/ex2.c
src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex8.c
src/dm/impls/swarm/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/swarm/tutorials/ex1f90.F90
src/snes/tutorials/ex12.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex13.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex17.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex20.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex23.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex24.c
## Implementations
PetscFEDestroy_Basic in src/dm/dt/fe/impls/basic/febasic.c
PetscFEDestroy_Composite in src/dm/dt/fe/impls/composite/fecomposite.c
PetscFEDestroy_OpenCL in src/dm/dt/fe/impls/opencl/feopencl.c
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