JsonMergeUtils (JSONata4Java 2.2.5 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.api.jsonata4java.expressions.utils.JsonMergeUtils

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class JsonMergeUtils
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
A utility for merging arbitrary JSON trees. Used during default state generation to combine explicit and implicit default values where necessary.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

JsonMergeUtils()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode`	`merge(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode x, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode y)`	Returns x "merged into" y If x is null (java null, not JSON null!), return y If y is (java null, not JSON null!), return x If both x and y are primitive (including JSON null!), return x (i.e.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - JsonMergeUtils
```
public JsonMergeUtils()
```
- Method Detail
  - merge
```
public static com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode merge(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode x,
                                                            com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode y)
```
    Returns x "merged into" y If x is null (java null, not JSON null!), return y If y is (java null, not JSON null!), return x If both x and y are primitive (including JSON null!), return x (i.e. values in x take precedence over those in y) If x and y are of different types, return x If x and y are both objects, merge each field of x and y If an array field is set in both x and y, merge will be run on each element in turn. the length of the returned array will be max( length(x), length(y) ) See src/test/resources/JsonMergeUtilsTest.json for examples.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - Json object
    
    y - Json object
    
    Returns:
    
    merged Json object