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# PetscSectionSymType
String with the name of a `PetscSectionSym` type. 
## Synopsis
```
typedef const char *PetscSectionSymType;

```



## Note
`PetscSectionSym` has no default implementation, but is used by `DM` in `PetscSectionSymCreateLabel()`.


## See Also
 [PetscSection](sec_petscsection), `PetscSectionSymSetType()`, `PetscSectionSymGetType()`, `PetscSectionSym`, `PetscSectionSymCreate()`, `PetscSectionSymRegister()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/include/petscsectiontypes.h.html#PetscSectionSymType">include/petscsectiontypes.h</A>


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