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Set the log record format specifications for this object according to the specified `format`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<ball_observerformatterimp.h>`

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int
setFormat(std::string_view const& format);
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== Description

Return 0 on success, and a non‐zero value otherwise. This method has no effect on format if `format` is not a valid format specification. If `format` does not start with a scheme (it has no "://" in it) use the default "text" scheme.

== Return Value

0 on success, and a non‐zero value otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *format*
| format configuration string used to create the formatter
|===


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