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# PetscOptionsName

Determines if a particular option has been set in the database. This returns true whether the option is a number, string or boolean, even its value is set to false. Logically Collective on the communicator passed in PetscOptionsBegin()

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsys.h"
    PetscErrorCode PetscOptionsName(const char opt[],const char text[],const char man[],PetscBool  *flg)

### Input Parameters

| opt | - option name
| text | - short string that describes the option
| man | - manual page with additional information on option

### Output Parameter

| flg | - PETSC_TRUE if found, else PETSC_FALSE

### Notes

Must be between a PetscOptionsBegin() and a PetscOptionsEnd()

### See Also

PetscOptionsGetReal(), PetscOptionsHasName(), PetscOptionsGetString(), PetscOptionsGetInt(),
PetscOptionsGetIntArray(), PetscOptionsGetRealArray(), PetscOptionsGetBool(), PetscOptionsInt(), PetscOptionsString(), PetscOptionsReal(), PetscOptionsBool(), PetscOptionsName(), PetscOptionsBegin(), PetscOptionsEnd(), PetscOptionsHead(), PetscOptionsStringArray(),PetscOptionsRealArray(), PetscOptionsScalar(), PetscOptionsBoolGroupBegin(), PetscOptionsBoolGroup(), PetscOptionsBoolGroupEnd(), PetscOptionsFList(), PetscOptionsEList()

### Level

beginner

### Location

src/sys/objects/aoptions.c

### Examples

src/snes/tutorials/ex15.c.html
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