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StringFormatError is an error code used for reporting invalid content of input strings within the Ad Manager API.
This error can be caused by disallowed characters or an invalid format for the input string value.
The StringFormatError inherits from ApiError and includes fields like fieldPath, trigger, and errorString to help identify the cause and details of the error.
A parsed copy of the field path. For example, the field path "operations[1].operand"
corresponds to this list: {FieldPathElement(field = "operations", index = 1),
FieldPathElement(field = "operand", index = null)}.
trigger
xsd:string
The data that caused the error.
errorString
xsd:string
A simple string representation of the error and reason.
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