# PetscObjectSetName

Sets a string name associated with a PETSc object.

### Synopsis

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

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### 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()

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

src/vec/examples/tutorials/ex3.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex1.c.html
src/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex3.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex2.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex3.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex5.c.html