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<div class="block">Retrieve the severity code for this warning/error. 

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 Must be one of <code>ValidationEvent.WARNING</code>,
 <code>ValidationEvent.ERROR</code>, or <code>ValidationEvent.FATAL_ERROR</code>.</div>
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<dt><span class="overrideSpecifyLabel">Specified by:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../ValidationEvent.html#getSeverity()">getSeverity</a></code>&nbsp;in interface&nbsp;<code><a href="../ValidationEvent.html" title="interface in jakarta.xml.bind">ValidationEvent</a></co