MergeRuleSet (org.apache.xmlgraphics:xmlgraphics-commons 2.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp.merge.MergeRuleSet

```
public class MergeRuleSet
extends java.lang.Object
```
Represents a set of rules used to merge to XMP properties. By default, all properties are merged by replacing any existing values with the value from the source XMP.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MergeRuleSet()
Main constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addRule(QName propName, PropertyMerger merger)`	Adds a merge rule to this set.
`PropertyMerger`	`getPropertyMergerFor(XMPProperty prop)`	Returns the PropertyMerger that shall be used when merging the given property.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MergeRuleSet
```
public MergeRuleSet()
```
    Main constructor.
- Method Detail
  - getPropertyMergerFor
```
public PropertyMerger getPropertyMergerFor(XMPProperty prop)
```
    Returns the PropertyMerger that shall be used when merging the given property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    prop - the property to be merged
    
    Returns:
    
    the PropertyMerger to be used for merging the property
  - addRule
```
public void addRule(QName propName,
                    PropertyMerger merger)
```
    Adds a merge rule to this set.
    
    Parameters:
    
    propName - the name of the property
    
    merger - the property merger to be used for this property