return XmlService.merge(this, source, childMergeOverride);
    }

    /**
     * Merge recessive into dominant and return either {@code dominant}
     * with merged information or a clone of {@code recessive} if
     * {@code dominant} is {@code null}.
     *
     * @param dominant the node
     * @param recessive if {@code null}, nothing will happen
     * @return the merged node
     *