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# MatCreateTranspose
Creates a new matrix `MATTRANSPOSEVIRTUAL` object that behaves like A' 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscmat.h" 
PetscErrorCode MatCreateTranspose(Mat A, Mat *N)
```
Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***A  -*** the (possibly rectangular) matrix



## Output Parameter

- ***N -*** the matrix that represents A'





## Note
The transpose A' is NOT actually formed! Rather the new matrix
object performs the matrix-vector product by using the `MatMultTranspose()` on
the original matrix


## See Also
 [](ch_matrices), `Mat`, `MATTRANSPOSEVIRTUAL`, `MatCreateNormal()`, `MatMult()`, `MatMultTranspose()`, `MatCreate()`,
`MATNORMALHERMITIAN`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/transpose/transm.c.html#MatCreateTranspose">src/mat/impls/transpose/transm.c</A>


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