def setvalue(self,
node,
name,
converter,
value,
attribs=None,
hsdblock=False):
"""Creates a child with the given value.
Parameters
----------
node : Element
Parent node.
name : str
Name of the child node to create.
converter : converter object
Object with methods fromhsd() and tohsd() which can
convert between the hsd element and the desired type. See
converters in hsd.converter for examples.
value : arbitrary
Value which should be converted to text by the converter.
attribs : dict
Dictionary with attributes for the child.
hsdblock : bool, optional
Whether the given value should be added in hsd block notation
(enclosed in curly braces) instead of an assignment.
Returns
-------
child : Element
The child node which had been created and added.
"""
child = Element(name, attribs or {})
if converter:
child.text = converter.tohsd(value)
else:
child.text = value
self.markprocessed(child)
if not hsdblock:
child.sethsd(hsd.HSDATTR_EQUAL, True)
node.append(child)
return child