/**
* Merges this configuration element with the passed configuration data.
*
* @param string $string The string with the XML content to initialize from
*
* @return \TechDivision\Configuration\Interfaces\ConfigurationInterface The configuration created from the passed string
*/
public function mergeFromString($string)
{
// initialize a new configutation instance
$configuration = new Configuration();
$configuration->loadFromString($string);
// merge the instance with this one
$this->merge($configuration);
// return this instance
return $configuration;
}
