petsc-3.10.5 2019-03-28
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# PetscEListFind

searches list of strings for given string, using case insensitive matching

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsys.h"
    PetscErrorCode PetscEListFind(PetscInt n,const char *const *list,const char *str,PetscInt *value,PetscBool *found)

Not Collective

### Input Parameters

| n | - number of strings in
| list | - list of strings to search
| str | - string to look for, empty string "" accepts default (first entry in list)

### Output Parameters

| value | - index of matching string (if found)
| found | - boolean indicating whether string was found (can be NULL)

### Notes

Not for use in Fortran

### Level

advanced

### Location

src/sys/utils/str.c
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