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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/metadata](./metadata.md) &gt; [MethodMultiDecoratorFactory](./metadata.methodmultidecoratorfactory.md) &gt; [mergeWithInherited](./metadata.methodmultidecoratorfactory.mergewithinherited.md)

## MethodMultiDecoratorFactory.mergeWithInherited() method

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
protected mergeWithInherited(inheritedMetadata: MetadataMap<T[]>, target: Object, methodName?: string): MetadataMap<T[]>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  inheritedMetadata | [MetadataMap](./metadata.metadatamap.md)<!-- -->&lt;T\[\]&gt; |  |
|  target | Object |  |
|  methodName | string |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

[MetadataMap](./metadata.metadatamap.md)<!-- -->&lt;T\[\]&gt;