MergeOptionsBuilder (ebean api 12.8.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.ebean.MergeOptionsBuilder

```
public class MergeOptionsBuilder
extends Object
```
Builds a MergeOptions which is immutable and thread safe.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MergeOptionsBuilder()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MergeOptionsBuilder`	`addPath(String path)`	Add a path that will included in the merge.
`MergeOptions`	`build()`	Build and return the MergeOptions instance.
`static MergeOptions`	`defaultOptions()`	Return the default options.
`MergeOptionsBuilder`	`setClientGeneratedIds()`	Set to true if Id values are supplied by the client.
`MergeOptionsBuilder`	`setDeletePermanent()`	Set that deletions should use delete permanent (rather than default which allows soft deletes).

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

- Constructor Detail
  - MergeOptionsBuilder
```
public MergeOptionsBuilder()
```
- Method Detail
  - defaultOptions
```
public static MergeOptions defaultOptions()
```
    Return the default options.
  - addPath
```
public MergeOptionsBuilder addPath(String path)
```
    Add a path that will included in the merge.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - The path relative to the root type.
    
    Returns:
    
    The builder to chain another addPath() or build().
  - setClientGeneratedIds
```
public MergeOptionsBuilder setClientGeneratedIds()
```
    Set to true if Id values are supplied by the client.
    This would be the case when for example a mobile creates data in it's own local database and then sync's. In this case often the id values are UUID.
  - setDeletePermanent
```
public MergeOptionsBuilder setDeletePermanent()
```
    Set that deletions should use delete permanent (rather than default which allows soft deletes).
  - build
```
public MergeOptions build()
```
    Build and return the MergeOptions instance.