merged = append(merged, b[0])
			b = b[1:]
		}
		if limit > 0 && len(merged) >= limit {
			break
		}
	}
	// Append anything left.
	if limit < 0 || len(merged) < limit {
		merged = append(merged, a...)
		merged = append(merged, b...)
	}
	m.o = merged
}

// filterPrefix will filter m to only contain entries with the specified prefix.
func (m *metaCacheEntriesSorted) filterPrefix(s string) {

                merged.put(key, element);
            }

            for (Repository element : recessive) {
                Object key = getRepositoryKey().apply(element);
                if (!merged.containsKey(key)) {
                    merged.put(key, element);
                }
            }

            builder.repositories(merged.values());
        }
    }

    @Override

                    PluginExecution existing = merged.get(key);
                    if (existing != null) {
                        element = mergePluginExecution(existing, element, sourceDominant, context);
                    }
                    merged.put(key, element);
                }

                builder.executions(merged.values());
            }
        }

        @Override

  // Replace internal usages of merged if ops.
  ReplaceInternalUsage(if_op_segment);

  // Replace external usages of merged if ops.
  ReplaceExternalUsage(if_op_segment, new_if_op, return_indices);

  // Move ops after the new merged If region.
  MoveOpsAfter(new_if_op.getOperation(), moved_ops_list);

  // Create the Yield ops for both branches with merged results.

        file("output/merged.txt").text == 'file1,file2'

        when:
        run("merge")

        then:
        result.assertTasksNotSkipped()

        when:
        file("file1-source.txt").text = "new-file1"
        run("merge")

        then:
        result.assertTasksNotSkipped(":createFile1", ":merge")
        file("output/merged.txt").text == 'new-file1,file2'
    }

// This structure represents a merged island. It includes all of the islands
// that can be merged together and the point of insertion of the merged island.
struct MergedIsland {
  // Construct a new island from the given root.
  explicit MergedIsland(IslandOp root) : insert_point(root) {
    islands.push_back(root);
  }

  // The insertion point anchor of the merged island, or where the merged island
  // will be inserted when created.

        #end
            } else {
                Map<String, String> merged = new HashMap<>();
                merged.putAll(sourceDominant ? target.get${capField}() : source.get${capField}());
                merged.putAll(sourceDominant ? source.get${capField}() : target.get${capField}());
                builder.${field.name}(merged);
        #if ( $locationTracking )

				}
				vMod = append(vMod, newVers)
			}
			merged := mergeXLV2Versions(i, true, 0, vMod...)
			if len(merged) == 0 && i < 2 {
				t.Error("Did not get any results")
				return
			}
			if len(merged) > 0 && i >= 2 {
				t.Error("Got unexpected results", len(merged), merged[0].header)
				return
			}
			for _, ver := range merged {
				if ver.header.Type == invalidVersionType {

            Map<String, String> merged = new HashMap<>();
            if (sourceDominant) {
                merged.putAll(target.getProperties());
                putAll(merged, source.getProperties(), CHILD_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY);
            } else {
                putAll(merged, source.getProperties(), CHILD_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY);
                merged.putAll(target.getProperties());
            }

		merged := basePermission.copy()
		if o := to.Operation; o != nil {
			merged.insertFront(destPortGenerator{}, attrDestPort, o.Ports, o.NotPorts)
			merged.insertFront(pathGenerator{}, pathMatcher, o.Paths, o.NotPaths)
			merged.insertFront(methodGenerator{}, methodHeader, o.Methods, o.NotMethods)
			merged.insertFront(hostGenerator{}, hostHeader, o.Hosts, o.NotHosts)
		}
		m.permissions = append(m.permissions, merged)
	}