[[spring-testing-annotation-sqlmergemode]]
= `@SqlMergeMode`

`@SqlMergeMode` is used to annotate a test class or test method to configure whether
method-level `@Sql` declarations are merged with class-level `@Sql` declarations. If
`@SqlMergeMode` is not declared on a test class or test method, the `OVERRIDE` merge mode
will be used by default. With the `OVERRIDE` mode, method-level `@Sql` declarations will
effectively override class-level `@Sql` declarations.

Note that a method-level `@SqlMergeMode` declaration overrides a class-level declaration.

The following example shows how to use `@SqlMergeMode` at the class level.

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Java::
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[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
----
	@SpringJUnitConfig(TestConfig.class)
	@Sql("/test-schema.sql")
	@SqlMergeMode(MERGE) // <1>
	class UserTests {

		@Test
		@Sql("/user-test-data-001.sql")
		void standardUserProfile() {
			// run code that relies on test data set 001
		}
	}
----
<1> Set the `@Sql` merge mode to `MERGE` for all test methods in the class.

Kotlin::
+
[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
----
	@SpringJUnitConfig(TestConfig::class)
	@Sql("/test-schema.sql")
	@SqlMergeMode(MERGE) // <1>
	class UserTests {

		@Test
		@Sql("/user-test-data-001.sql")
		fun standardUserProfile() {
			// run code that relies on test data set 001
		}
	}
----
<1> Set the `@Sql` merge mode to `MERGE` for all test methods in the class.
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The following example shows how to use `@SqlMergeMode` at the method level.

[tabs]
======
Java::
+
[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
----
	@SpringJUnitConfig(TestConfig.class)
	@Sql("/test-schema.sql")
	class UserTests {

		@Test
		@Sql("/user-test-data-001.sql")
		@SqlMergeMode(MERGE) // <1>
		void standardUserProfile() {
			// run code that relies on test data set 001
		}
	}
----
<1> Set the `@Sql` merge mode to `MERGE` for a specific test method.

Kotlin::
+
[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
----
	@SpringJUnitConfig(TestConfig::class)
	@Sql("/test-schema.sql")
	class UserTests {

		@Test
		@Sql("/user-test-data-001.sql")
		@SqlMergeMode(MERGE) // <1>
		fun standardUserProfile() {
			// run code that relies on test data set 001
		}
	}
----
<1> Set the `@Sql` merge mode to `MERGE` for a specific test method.
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