def create_behavior(self,id=None,description=None,ordinal_position=None,status=None,duration=None,behavior_purpose=None,discovery_method=None,action=None,action_equivalence_reference=None,
action_reference=None,associated_code=None):
behavior = Behavior(id=id,description=description)
behavior.ordinal_position = ordinal_position
behavior.status = status
behavior.duration = duration
if isinstance(behavior_purpose,BehaviorPurpose):
behavior.purpose = behavior_purpose
behavior.discovery_method = discovery_method
if action is not None or action_equivalence_reference is not None or action_reference is not None:
behavior.action_composition= BehavioralActions()
behavior.action_composition.action= action
behavior.action_composition.action_reference= action_reference
behavior.action_composition.action_equivalence_reference = action_equivalence_reference
if associated_code is not None:
behavior.associated_code = AssociatedCode()
for code in associated_code:
if isinstance(code,Code):
behavior.associated_code.append(code)
return behavior
