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# PetscBagRegisterString
add a string value to a `PetscBag` 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscbag.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscBagRegisterString(PetscBag bag, void *addr, PetscInt msize, const char *mdefault, const char *name, const char *help)
```
Logically Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***bag -*** the bag of values
- ***addr -*** location of start of string in struct, for example `&params->mystring`
- ***msize -*** length of the string space in the struct
- ***mdefault -*** the initial value
- ***name -*** name of the string
- ***help -*** longer string with more information about the value





## Note
The struct must have the field char mystring[`msize`]; not char *mystring


## See Also
 `PetscBag`, `PetscBagSetName()`, `PetscBagView()`, `PetscBagLoad()`, `PetscBagGetData()`
`PetscBagRegisterInt()`, `PetscBagRegisterBool()`, `PetscBagRegisterScalar()`
`PetscBagSetFromOptions()`, `PetscBagCreate()`, `PetscBagGetName()`, `PetscBagRegisterEnum()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/bag/bag.c.html#PetscBagRegisterString">src/sys/classes/bag/bag.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex7.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex7.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/tutorials/ex5.c.html">src/sys/tutorials/ex5.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/tutorials/ex5f90.F90.html">src/sys/tutorials/ex5f90.F90</A><BR>


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