public static TableOperation merge(final TableEntity entity) {
        Utility.assertNotNull("entity", entity);
        Utility.assertNotNullOrEmpty("entity etag", entity.getEtag());
        return new TableOperation(entity, TableOperationType.MERGE);
    }
public static TableOperation merge(final TableEntity entity) {
        Utility.assertNotNull("entity", entity);
        Utility.assertNotNullOrEmpty("entity etag", entity.getEtag());
        return new TableOperation(entity, TableOperationType.MERGE);
    }
public static TableOperation merge ( final TableEntity entity ) { Utility . assertNotNull ( "entity" , entity ) ; Utility . assertNotNullOrEmpty ( "entity etag" , entity . getEtag ( ) ) ; return new TableOperation ( entity , TableOperationType . MERGE ) ; }
A static factory method returning a {@link TableOperation} instance to merge the specified table entity into
Microsoft Azure storage. To execute this {@link TableOperation} on a given table, call the
{@link CloudTable#execute(TableOperation)} method on a {@link CloudTableClient} instance with the

@param entity
The object instance implementing {@link TableEntity} to associate with the operation.
@return
A new {@link TableOperation} instance for merging the table entity.
A static factory method returning a { @link TableOperation } instance to merge the specified table entity into Microsoft Azure storage . To execute this { @link TableOperation } on a given table call the { @link CloudTable#execute ( TableOperation ) } method on a { @link CloudTableClient } instance with the