*/
bool ResetRenderer( ControlRenderer& renderer, const std::string& url );
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Request the current control renderer from the property map, merging the property map with the renderer
+ *
+ * if the current renderer is capable of merging with the property map the reset the renderer with the merged properties
+ * else the renderer would be a handle to a newly created internal renderer.
+ *
+ * @param[in] propertyMap The map contains the properties required by the control renderer
+ * Depends on the content of the map, different kind of renderer would be returned.
+ * @return Whether a new internal control renderer is created.
+ */
+ bool ResetRenderer( ControlRenderer& renderer, const Property::Map& propertyMap );
+
private:
explicit DALI_INTERNAL RendererFactory(Internal::RendererFactory *impl);