ariba.ui.meta.core
Interface Meta.PropertyMerger

All Known Subinterfaces:

Meta.PropertyMergerDynamic

All Known Implementing Classes:

Meta.PropertyMerger_And, Meta.PropertyMergerDeclareList

Enclosing class:

Meta

public static interface Meta.PropertyMerger

Define policy for merging a property value assigned by one rule to a subsequent value from a higher ranked rule.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

merge(java.lang.Object orig, java.lang.Object override, boolean isDeclare) Called during rule application to merge an earlier (lower ranked) value with a newer one.

Method Detail

merge

java.lang.Object merge(java.lang.Object orig,
                       java.lang.Object override,
                       boolean isDeclare)

Called during rule application to merge an earlier (lower ranked) value with a newer one.

Parameters:

orig - the previous value accumulated in the property map

override - the new value from the higher ranked rule

isDeclare - whether we are currently accumulating matched for declarations of the property/value

Returns:

the new property value to be put in the property map