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Set the name of this metric description to the specified `name`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<balm_metricdescription.h>`

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----
void
setName(char const* name);
----

== Description

The behavior is undefined unless the contents of `name` remains valid and unmodified for the lifetime of this object.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *name*
| null‐terminated metric name (held, not owned)
|===


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