# MatDenseGetArrayRead
gives read-only access to the array where the data for a `MATDENSE`  matrix is stored 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscmat.h" 
PetscErrorCode MatDenseGetArrayRead(Mat A, const PetscScalar **array)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***mat -*** a dense matrix



## Output Parameter

- ***array -*** pointer to the data





## See Also
 `MATDENSE`, `MatDenseRestoreArrayRead()`, `MatDenseGetArray()`, `MatDenseRestoreArray()`, `MatDenseGetArrayWrite()`, `MatDenseRestoreArrayWrite()`

## Level
intermediate

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

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c.html#MatDenseGetArrayRead_MPIDense">MatDenseGetArrayRead_MPIDense in src/mat/impls/dense/mpi/mpidense.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/seq/cuda/densecuda.cu.html#MatDenseGetArrayRead_SeqDenseCUDA">MatDenseGetArrayRead_SeqDenseCUDA in src/mat/impls/dense/seq/cuda/densecuda.cu</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/impls/dense/seq/hip/densehip.hip.c.html#MatDenseGetArrayRead_SeqDenseHIP">MatDenseGetArrayRead_SeqDenseHIP in src/mat/impls/dense/seq/hip/densehip.hip.c</A><BR>


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