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Set this date from `year` and `dayOfYear` if they form a valid value.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlt_date.h>`

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int
validateAndSetYearDay(
    int year,
    int dayOfYear);
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== Description

Set this object to have the value represented by the specified `year` and `dayOfYear` if they comprise a valid `Date` value (see `isValidYearDay`). Return 0 on success, and a non‐zero value (with no effect) otherwise.

DEPRECATED: Use `setYearDayIfValid` instead.

== Return Value

0 on success, and a non‐zero value otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *year*
| year of the candidate date
| *dayOfYear*
| day of year of the candidate date
|===


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