1 /*
2   Copyright (C) 2000-2005 SKYRIX Software AG
3 
4   This file is part of SOPE.
5 
6   SOPE is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
7   the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
8   Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
9   later version.
10 
11   SOPE is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
12   WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
13   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
14   License for more details.
15 
16   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
17   License along with SOPE; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
18   Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
19   02111-1307, USA.
20 */
21 
22 #ifndef __NGExtensions_NGMerging_H__
23 #define __NGExtensions_NGMerging_H__
24 
25 #import <Foundation/NSObject.h>
26 #import <Foundation/NSZone.h>
27 #import <Foundation/NSDictionary.h>
28 #import <Foundation/NSArray.h>
29 
30 @interface NSObject(NGMerging)
31 
32 - (BOOL)canMergeWithObject:(id)_object;
33 - (id)mergeWithObject:(id)_object zone:(NSZone *)_zone;
34 - (id)mergeWithObject:(id)_object;
35 
36 @end
37 
38 /*
39   dictionaries merge only with other dictionaries
40 */
41 @interface NSDictionary(NGMerging)
42 
43 - (id)mergeWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)_object zone:(NSZone *)_zone;
44 
45 @end
46 
47 /*
48   arrays merge with any objects responding to -objectEnumerator
49 */
50 @interface NSArray(NGMerging)
51 
52 - (id)mergeWithArray:(NSArray *)_object zone:(NSZone *)_zone;
53 - (id)mergeWithEnumeration:(NSEnumerator *)_object zone:(NSZone *)_zone;
54 
55 @end
56 
57 #endif /* __NGExtensions_NGMerging_H__ */
58