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# MatDenseRestoreArrayRead
returns access to the array where the data for a `MATDENSE` matrix is stored obtained by `MatDenseGetArrayRead()` 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscmat.h" 
PetscErrorCode MatDenseRestoreArrayRead(Mat A, const PetscScalar **array)
```
Not Collective; No Fortran Support


## Input Parameters

- ***mat -*** a dense matrix
- ***array -*** pointer to the data (may be `NULL`)





## See Also
 [](ch_matrices), `Mat`, `MATDENSE`, `MatDenseGetArrayRead()`, `MatDenseGetArray()`, `MatDenseRestoreArray()`, `MatDenseGetArrayWrite()`, `MatDenseRestoreArrayWrite()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/seq/dense.c.html#MatDenseRestoreArrayRead">src/mat/impls/dense/seq/dense.c</A>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c.html#MatDenseRestoreArrayRead_MPIDense">MatDenseRestoreArrayRead_MPIDense in src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c</A><BR>


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