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# PetscArrayzero
Zeros an array in memory. 
## Synopsis
```
#include <petscstring.h>
PetscErrorCode PetscArrayzero(anytype *str1,size_t cnt)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***str1 -*** array
- ***cnt  -*** Count of the array, not in bytes, but number of entries in the array





## Notes
This routine is a preferred replacement to `PetscMemzero()`


## See Also
 `PetscMemcpy()`, `PetscMemcmp()`, `PetscMemzero()`, `PetscArraycmp()`, `PetscArraycpy()`, `PetscMemmove()`, `PetscStrallocpy()`, `PetscArraymove()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/include/petscstring.h.html#PetscArrayzero">include/petscstring.h</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex6.c.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex6.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex28.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex28.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex35.cxx.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex35.cxx</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex36.cxx.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex36.cxx</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/leastsquares/tutorials/chwirut2.c.html">src/tao/leastsquares/tutorials/chwirut2.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex14.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex14.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex9.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex9.c</A><BR>


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