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 /*
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package org.springframework.beans;

public interface Mergeable {

Is merging enabled for this particular instance?
	boolean isMergeEnabled();

Merge the current value set with that of the supplied object.

The supplied object is considered the parent, and values in the callee's value set must override those of the supplied object.

Parameters:
parent the object to merge with
Returns:
the result of the merge operation
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the supplied parent is null
java.lang.IllegalStateException if merging is not enabled for this instance (i.e. mergeEnabled equals false).
	Object merge(Object parent);
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