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# TaoDestroy
Destroys the `Tao` context that was created with `TaoCreate()` 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petsctao.h" 
PetscErrorCode TaoDestroy(Tao *tao)
```
Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***tao -*** the `Tao` context





## See Also
 [](ch_tao), `Tao`, `TaoCreate()`, `TaoSolve()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/interface/taosolver.c.html#TaoDestroy">src/tao/interface/taosolver.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/bound/tutorials/jbearing2.c.html">src/tao/bound/tutorials/jbearing2.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/bound/tutorials/plate2.c.html">src/tao/bound/tutorials/plate2.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/bound/tutorials/plate2f.F90.html">src/tao/bound/tutorials/plate2f.F90</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/complementarity/tutorials/blackscholes.c.html">src/tao/complementarity/tutorials/blackscholes.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/complementarity/tutorials/minsurf1.c.html">src/tao/complementarity/tutorials/minsurf1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/constrained/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/tao/constrained/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/constrained/tutorials/maros.c.html">src/tao/constrained/tutorials/maros.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/constrained/tutorials/tomographyADMM.c.html">src/tao/constrained/tutorials/tomographyADMM.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/leastsquares/tutorials/chwirut1.c.html">src/tao/leastsquares/tutorials/chwirut1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/leastsquares/tutorials/chwirut1f.F90.html">src/tao/leastsquares/tutorials/chwirut1f.F90</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/leastsquares/tutorials/chwirut2.c.html">src/tao/leastsquares/tutorials/chwirut2.c</A><BR>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/bound/impls/blmvm/blmvm.c.html#TaoDestroy_BLMVM">TaoDestroy_BLMVM in src/tao/bound/impls/blmvm/blmvm.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/bound/impls/bncg/bncg.c.html#TaoDestroy_BNCG">TaoDestroy_BNCG in src/tao/bound/impls/bncg/bncg.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/bound/impls/bnk/bnk.c.html#TaoDestroy_BNK">TaoDestroy_BNK in src/tao/bound/impls/bnk/bnk.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/bound/impls/bqnk/bqnk.c.html#TaoDestroy_BQNK">TaoDestroy_BQNK in src/tao/bound/impls/bqnk/bqnk.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/bound/impls/tron/tron.c.html#TaoDestroy_TRON">TaoDestroy_TRON in src/tao/bound/impls/tron/tron.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/complementarity/impls/asls/asfls.c.html#TaoDestroy_ASFLS">TaoDestroy_ASFLS in src/tao/complementarity/impls/asls/asfls.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/complementarity/impls/asls/asils.c.html#TaoDestroy_ASILS">TaoDestroy_ASILS in src/tao/complementarity/impls/asls/asils.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/complementarity/impls/ssls/ssfls.c.html#TaoDestroy_SSFLS">TaoDestroy_SSFLS in src/tao/complementarity/impls/ssls/ssfls.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/complementarity/impls/ssls/ssils.c.html#TaoDestroy_SSILS">TaoDestroy_SSILS in src/tao/complementarity/impls/ssls/ssils.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/constrained/impls/admm/admm.c.html#TaoDestroy_ADMM">TaoDestroy_ADMM in src/tao/constrained/impls/admm/admm.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/constrained/impls/almm/almm.c.html#TaoDestroy_ALMM">TaoDestroy_ALMM in src/tao/constrained/impls/almm/almm.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/constrained/impls/ipm/ipm.c.html#TaoDestroy_IPM">TaoDestroy_IPM in src/tao/constrained/impls/ipm/ipm.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/constrained/impls/ipm/pdipm.c.html#TaoDestroy_PDIPM">TaoDestroy_PDIPM in src/tao/constrained/impls/ipm/pdipm.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/leastsquares/impls/brgn/brgn.c.html#TaoDestroy_BRGN">TaoDestroy_BRGN in src/tao/leastsquares/impls/brgn/brgn.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/leastsquares/impls/pounders/pounders.c.html#TaoDestroy_POUNDERS">TaoDestroy_POUNDERS in src/tao/leastsquares/impls/pounders/pounders.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/pde_constrained/impls/lcl/lcl.c.html#TaoDestroy_LCL">TaoDestroy_LCL in src/tao/pde_constrained/impls/lcl/lcl.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/quadratic/impls/bqpip/bqpip.c.html#TaoDestroy_BQPIP">TaoDestroy_BQPIP in src/tao/quadratic/impls/bqpip/bqpip.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/quadratic/impls/gpcg/gpcg.c.html#TaoDestroy_GPCG">TaoDestroy_GPCG in src/tao/quadratic/impls/gpcg/gpcg.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/impls/bmrm/bmrm.c.html#TaoDestroy_BMRM">TaoDestroy_BMRM in src/tao/unconstrained/impls/bmrm/bmrm.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/impls/cg/taocg.c.html#TaoDestroy_CG">TaoDestroy_CG in src/tao/unconstrained/impls/cg/taocg.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/impls/lmvm/lmvm.c.html#TaoDestroy_LMVM">TaoDestroy_LMVM in src/tao/unconstrained/impls/lmvm/lmvm.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/impls/neldermead/neldermead.c.html#TaoDestroy_NM">TaoDestroy_NM in src/tao/unconstrained/impls/neldermead/neldermead.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/impls/nls/nls.c.html#TaoDestroy_NLS">TaoDestroy_NLS in src/tao/unconstrained/impls/nls/nls.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/impls/ntl/ntl.c.html#TaoDestroy_NTL">TaoDestroy_NTL in src/tao/unconstrained/impls/ntl/ntl.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/impls/ntr/ntr.c.html#TaoDestroy_NTR">TaoDestroy_NTR in src/tao/unconstrained/impls/ntr/ntr.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/impls/owlqn/owlqn.c.html#TaoDestroy_OWLQN">TaoDestroy_OWLQN in src/tao/unconstrained/impls/owlqn/owlqn.c</A><BR>


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