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# PetscLogEventGetId
Returns the event id when given the event name.
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsys.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscLogEventGetId(const char name[], PetscLogEvent *event)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***name -*** The event name
## Output Parameter
- ***event -*** The event, or -1 if no event with that name exists
## See Also
[](ch_profiling), `PetscLogEventBegin()`, `PetscLogEventEnd()`, `PetscLogStageGetId()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/sys/logging/plog.c
## Examples
src/sys/tutorials/ex3.c
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