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# MatPartitioningDestroy
Destroys the partitioning context.
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscmat.h"
PetscErrorCode MatPartitioningDestroy(MatPartitioning *part)
```
Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***part -*** the partitioning context
## See Also
[](ch_matrices), `Mat`, `MatPartitioning`, `MatPartitioningType`, `MatPartitioningCreate()`
## Level
beginner
## Location
src/mat/partition/partition.c
## Examples
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex64.c
src/mat/tutorials/ex11.c
src/mat/tutorials/ex15.c
src/mat/tutorials/ex15f.F90
src/mat/tutorials/ex17.c
src/mat/tutorials/ex17f.F90
## Implementations
MatPartitioningDestroy_Chaco in src/mat/partition/impls/chaco/chaco.c
MatPartitioningDestroy_Hierarchical in src/mat/partition/impls/hierarchical/hierarchical.c
MatPartitioningDestroy_Party in src/mat/partition/impls/party/party.c
MatPartitioningDestroy_Parmetis in src/mat/partition/impls/pmetis/pmetis.c
MatPartitioningDestroy_PTScotch in src/mat/partition/impls/scotch/scotch.c
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