[#BloombergLP-ball-Severity-fromAscii]
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Load into the specified `level` the severity matching the specified `string`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<ball_severity.h>`

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static
int
fromAscii(
    xref:BloombergLP/ball/Severity/Level.adoc[Severity::Level]* level,
    char const* string,
    int stringLength);
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== Description

Load into the specified `level` the severity matching the specified case‐insensitive `string` of the specified `stringLength`. Return 0 on success, and a non‐zero value with no effect on `level` otherwise (i.e., `string` does not match any `Level` enumerator).

== Return Value

0 on success, and a non‐zero value otherwise

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *level*
| severity level to set
| *string*
| case‐insensitive severity name
| *stringLength*
| length of `string`
|===


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