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# PetscObjectRegisterDestroy

Registers a PETSc object to be destroyed when `PetscFinalize()` is called.

## Synopsis

    #include "petscsys.h"
    PetscErrorCode PetscObjectRegisterDestroy(PetscObject obj)

Logically Collective

## Input Parameter

- obj - a PETSc object, for example a `Vec`, `Mat` or `KSP`. It must be cast with a (`PetscObject`), for example, `PetscObjectRegisterDestroy`((`PetscObject`)mat);

## Note

This is used by, for example, `PETSC_VIEWER_XXX_()` routines to free the viewer when PETSc ends.

## See Also

`PetscObjectRegisterDestroyAll()`

## Level

developer

## Location

src/sys/objects/destroy.c

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