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# PetscRandomDestroy
Destroys a context that has been formed by `PetscRandomCreate()`. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsys.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscRandomDestroy(PetscRandom *r)
```
Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***r  -*** the random number generator context





## See Also
 `PetscRandom`, `PetscRandomGetValue()`, `PetscRandomCreate()`, `VecSetRandom()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/random/interface/randomc.c.html#PetscRandomDestroy">src/sys/classes/random/interface/randomc.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex3.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex3.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex11.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex11.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex11f.F90.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex11f.F90</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex18.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex18.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex21.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex21.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex2f.F90.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex2f.F90</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex46.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex46.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex5.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex5.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex52.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex52.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex57f.F90.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex57f.F90</A><BR>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/random/impls/curand/curand.c.html#PetscRandomDestroy_CURAND">PetscRandomDestroy_CURAND in src/sys/classes/random/impls/curand/curand.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/random/impls/rander48/rander48.c.html#PetscRandomDestroy_Rander48">PetscRandomDestroy_Rander48 in src/sys/classes/random/impls/rander48/rander48.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/random/impls/random123/random123.c.html#PetscRandomDestroy_Random123">PetscRandomDestroy_Random123 in src/sys/classes/random/impls/random123/random123.c</A><BR>


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