# FindNamedItem

Finds an item by name.

### Synopsis

`Item FindNamedItem( int32 ctype, const char *name )`

### Description

This procedure finds an item of the specified type whose name matches the name argument. The search is not case-sensitive (that is, the kernel does not distinguish uppercase and lowercase letters in item names).

### Arguments

ctype
  The type of the item to find. Use MkNodeID() to create this value.

name
  The name of the item to find.

### Return Value

The procedure returns the number of the item that was found. It returns an error code if an error occurs.

### Implementation

Convenience call implemented in clib.lib V20.

### Associated Files

item.h
  ANSI C Prototype

clib.lib
  ARM Link Library

### See Also

``FindItem`(), FindVersionedItem()`

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