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# MatDenseCUDAGetArray
Provides access to the CUDA buffer inside a `MATDENSECUDA` matrix. The array must be restored with `MatDenseCUDARestoreArray()` when no longer needed. 
## Synopsis
```
PetscErrorCode MatDenseCUDAGetArray(Mat A, PetscScalar **a)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***A -*** the matrix



## Output Parameter

- ***a -*** the GPU array in column major order





## Note
Data can be copied to the GPU due to operations done on the CPU. If you need write only
access, use `MatDenseCUDAGetArrayWrite()`. For read-only access, use
`MatDenseCUDAGetArrayRead()`.


## See Also
 `MATDENSECUDA`, `MatDenseCUDAGetArrayRead()`, `MatDenseCUDARestoreArray()`,
`MatDenseCUDARestoreArrayWrite()`, `MatDenseCUDAGetArrayWrite()`,
`MatDenseCUDARestoreArrayRead()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/cupm/cuda/matmpidensecuda.cu.html#MatDenseCUDAGetArray">src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/cupm/cuda/matmpidensecuda.cu</A>


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