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# merging(_:mergePolicy:)

Returns an attribute container by merging the container’s attributes with those in another attribute container.

```
func merging(_ other: AttributeContainer, mergePolicy: AttributedString.AttributeMergePolicy = .keepNew) -> AttributeContainer
```

## Parameters

`other`

The attribute container with the attributes to merge.

`mergePolicy`

A policy to use when resolving conflicts between this string’s attributes and those in `other`.

## Return Value

An attribute container created by merging the source container’s attributes with those in another attribute container.

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