diff --git a/loadjson_internal.m b/loadjson_internal.m
index c28ab47..80c4429 100644
--- a/loadjson_internal.m
+++ b/loadjson_internal.m
@@ -676,6 +676,41 @@ function error_pos(msg, inStr)
     end
     i=i+1;
 end
+%%-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function s=mergestruct(s1,s2)
+%
+% s=mergestruct(s1,s2)
+%
+% merge two struct objects into one
+%
+% authors:Qianqian Fang (q.fang <at> neu.edu)
+% date: 2012/12/22
+%
+% input:
+%      s1,s2: a struct object, s1 and s2 can not be arrays
+%
+% output:
+%      s: the merged struct object. fields in s1 and s2 will be combined in s.
+%
+% license:
+%     BSD License, see LICENSE_BSD.txt files for details 
+%
+% -- this function is part of jsonlab toolbox (http://iso2mesh.sf.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi?jsonlab)
+%
+
+if(~isstruct(s1) || ~isstruct(s2))
+    error('input parameters contain non-struct');
+end
+if(length(s1)>1 || length(s2)>1)
+    error('can not merge struct arrays');
+end
+fn=fieldnames(s2);
+s=s1;
+for i=1:length(fn)              
+    s=setfield(s,fn{i},getfield(s2,fn{i}));
+end
+
+
 %%-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 % license.txt
 %%-------------------------------------------------------------------------