Merge (OpenJ9 JDK 11)

java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.jvm.format.Merge

```
public final class Merge
extends Object
```
Merges the trace entries

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected Merge(Vector threads)
construct the Merge object

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected void`	`getCurrentTraceRecordAndUpdateNextOldest()`	get the current Trace Record and update the nextOldest.
`protected String`	`getNextEntry()`	get the next trace entry ( the oldest )

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Merge
```
protected Merge(Vector threads)
         throws IOException
```
    construct the Merge object
    
    Parameters:
    
    List - of threads with trace records to merge
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
- Method Detail
  - getCurrentTraceRecordAndUpdateNextOldest
```
protected final void getCurrentTraceRecordAndUpdateNextOldest()
```
    get the current Trace Record and update the nextOldest.
    
    Parameters:
    
    void -
  - getNextEntry
```
protected final String getNextEntry()
                             throws IOException
```
    get the next trace entry ( the oldest )
    
    Parameters:
    
    void -
    
    Returns:
    
    the formatted trace entry ( null means we are finished )
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException