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# PetscViewerAndFormatDestroy
Destroys a `PetscViewerAndFormat` struct created with `PetscViewerAndFormatCreate()`
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerAndFormatDestroy(PetscViewerAndFormat **vf)
```
Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***vf -*** the `PetscViewerAndFormat` to be destroyed.
## See Also
[](sec_viewers), `PetscViewer`, `PetscViewerAndFormat`, `PetscViewerFormat`, `PetscViewerAndFormatCreate()`, `PetscViewerSocketOpen()`,
`PetscViewerASCIIOpen()`, `PetscViewerCreate()`, `PetscViewerDrawOpen()`, `PetscViewerAndFormatDestroy()`
## Level
developer
## Location
src/sys/classes/viewer/interface/view.c
## Examples
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex2f.F90
src/snes/tutorials/ex30.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex12.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex52.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex7.c
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[Index of all Viewer routines](index.md)
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