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# DMSetApplicationContextDestroy
Sets a user function that will be called to destroy the application context when the `DM` is destroyed 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"          
#include "petscdmlabel.h"     
#include "petscds.h"     
PetscErrorCode DMSetApplicationContextDestroy(DM dm, PetscErrorCode (*destroy)(void **))
```
Logically Collective if the function is collective


## Input Parameters

- ***dm -*** the `DM` object
- ***destroy -*** the destroy function





## See Also
 [](ch_dmbase), `DM`, `DMSetApplicationContext()`, `DMView()`, `DMCreateGlobalVector()`, `DMCreateInterpolation()`, `DMCreateColoring()`, `DMCreateMatrix()`, `DMCreateMassMatrix()`, `DMGetApplicationContext()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/interface/dm.c.html#DMSetApplicationContextDestroy">src/dm/interface/dm.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex35.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex35.c</A><BR>


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