1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lout/misc.hh b/lout/misc.hh
index fe5cdcd5..437d229e 100644
--- a/lout/misc.hh
+++ b/lout/misc.hh
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ public:
 
    inline T* getArray() { return array; }
 
+   inline T* detachArray() {
+      T* arr = array;
+      array = NULL;
+      numAlloc = 0;
+      num = 0;
+      return arr;
+   }
+
    /**
     * \brief Increase the vector size by one.
     *