petsc-3.4.2 2013-07-02

# PetscObjectSetName

Sets a string name associated with a PETSc object.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsys.h"
    PetscErrorCode  PetscObjectSetName(PetscObject obj,const char name[])

Not Collective

### Input Parameters

| obj | - the Petsc variable Thus must be cast with a (PetscObject), for example, PetscObjectSetName((PetscObject)mat,name);
| name | - the name to give obj

### See Also

PetscObjectGetName()

Level:advanced
Location: src/sys/objects/pname.c
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### Examples

src/vec/vec/examples/tutorials/ex3.c.html
src/vec/vec/examples/tutorials/ex10.c.html
src/vec/vec/examples/tutorials/ex19.c.html
src/vec/vec/examples/tutorials/ex4f.F.html
src/vec/vec/examples/tutorials/ex4f90.F.html
src/dm/examples/tutorials/ex7.c.html
src/dm/examples/tutorials/ex10.c.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex1.c.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex3.c.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex51.c.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex53.c.html