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Assign the enumerator value matching the specified `string` of the specified `stringLength`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlar_enumref.h>`

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----
int
fromString(
    char const* string,
    int stringLength) const;
----

== Description

Return 0 on success, and a non‐zero value with no effect on the object if `string` and `stringLength` do not match any enumerator.

== Return Value

0 on success, and a non‐zero value otherwise

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *string*
| string representation of the enumerator
| *stringLength*
| length of `string` in bytes
|===


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