# GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.MergePolicy

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  <h1 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_MergePolicy" data-uid="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.MergePolicy" class="text-break">MergePolicy Enum
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  <div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Specifies how the control handles automatic merging of cells based on the values in the cells.</p>
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  <h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.html">GrapeCity.Spreadsheet</a></h6>
  <h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.dll</h6>
  <h5 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_MergePolicy_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public enum MergePolicy : byte</code></pre>
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    <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Enum MergePolicy As Byte</code></pre>
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  <h3 id="fields">Fields
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        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_MergePolicy_Always">Always</td>
        <td><p>Always automatically merges neighboring cells with identical values.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_MergePolicy_None">None</td>
        <td><p>Never automatically merges cells.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_MergePolicy_Restricted">Restricted</td>
        <td><p>Automatically merges neighboring cells with identical values if the corresponding cells in another row or column are similarly merged.</p>
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