MergeResult

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<MergeResult>

org.ghotibeaun.json.merge.MergeResult

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Comparable<MergeResult>, java.lang.constant.Constable

public enum MergeResult
extends Enum<MergeResult>

Specifies the strategy for returning the merge result

Author:: Jim Earley (xml.jim@gmail.com)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum
Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description
`MERGE_PRIMARY`	Merge directly to the primary instance.
`NEW_INSTANCE`	Return a JSONNode instance containing the merge between the primary and secondary JSON instance

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static MergeResult`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static MergeResult[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

compareTo, describeConstable, equals, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details
- MERGE_PRIMARY
  
  public static final MergeResult MERGE_PRIMARY
  
  Merge directly to the primary instance. WARNING: The original primary data will be lost
- NEW_INSTANCE
  
  public static final MergeResult NEW_INSTANCE
  
  Return a JSONNode instance containing the merge between the primary and secondary JSON instance
Method Details
- values
  
  public static MergeResult[] values()
  
  Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
  
  Returns:
  
  an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
- valueOf
  
  public static MergeResult valueOf(String name)
  
  Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
  
  Parameters:
  
  name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
  
  Returns:
  
  the enum constant with the specified name
  
  Throws:
  
  IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
  
  NullPointerException - if the argument is null