Class javax.help.Merge

java.lang.Object
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    +----javax.help.Merge
Subclasses:
AppendMerge, NoMerge, SortMerge, UniteAppendMerge

public abstract class Merge
extends java.lang.Object
Common superclass for all merge types


slaveTopNode

protected javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode slaveTopNode
Slave node

locale

protected java.util.Locale locale
HelpSet's locale which is used in sorting

Merge

protected Merge(NavigatorView master,
                NavigatorView slave)
Constructs Merge for master and slave NavigatorViews
Parameters:
master - The master NavigatorView
slave - The slave NavigatorView

processMerge

public abstract javax.swing.tree.TreeNode processMerge(javax.swing.tree.TreeNode node)
Processes merge. Changes master node according merge rules using slave node.
Parameters:
node - The master node
Returns:
The changed master node

mergeNodes

public static void mergeNodes(javax.swing.tree.TreeNode master,
                              javax.swing.tree.TreeNode slave)
Merge Nodes. Merge two nodes according to the merging rules of the masterNode. Each Subclass should override this implementation.
Parameters:
master - The master node to merge with
slave - The node to merge into the master

mergeNodeChildren

public static void mergeNodeChildren(javax.swing.tree.TreeNode node)
Merge Node Children. Merge the children of a node according to the merging rules of the parent. Each subclass must implement this method
Parameters:
node - The parent node from which the children are merged