/**
* Get the merged patterns for this Files collection.
*
* @param p Project instance.
* @return the default patternset merged with the additional sets in a new PatternSet instance.
*/
public synchronized PatternSet mergePatterns(Project p) {
if (isReference()) {
return getRef().mergePatterns(p);
}
dieOnCircularReference();
PatternSet ps = new PatternSet();
ps.append(defaultPatterns, p);
final int count = additionalPatterns.size();
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
Object o = additionalPatterns.elementAt(i);
ps.append((PatternSet) o, p);
}
return ps;
}
