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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; No Fortran Support


## 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`)





## See Also
 `PetscEnumFind()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/utils/str.c.html#PetscEListFind">src/sys/utils/str.c</A>


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