Fieldset » element

element(name) → element or None
element(name, options) → element or None

Retrieve a single entry as Field (instead of its direct value) from the fieldset by its name. Optionally specify whether it's optional or mandatory for the entry to be present in the eno document (by default it's optional).

enoyears:
2007 = Year of the gooseberry
2010 = Year of the awesome beanstalk
2011 = Year of yearning

python>>> fieldset = enopy.parse(input).fieldset('years')

>>> fieldset.element('2010')
<class Field name="2010" value="Year of the awesome beanstalk">
>>> fieldset.element('2020')
None
>>> fieldset.element('2020', enforce_element=True)
ValidationError: ...
>>> fieldset.element('2020', required=True)
ValidationError: ...

Parameters

The name of the entry to fetch from the fieldset as a string.

enforce_element

Whether the element must be present in the document (True or False, defaults to False)

required

Alias for enforce_element (this exists on many methods and depending on context refers to either element or value)

Return value

An element (Field) or None.