AddValue

Author: Oren (electricessence)

Node.Factory.cs

@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ public Node<T> GetBlankNode()
 				return n;
 			}
 
+			/// <summary>
+			/// Gets a blank node.
+			/// </summary>
+			/// <returns>A blank node.</returns>
+			public Node<T> GetNodeWithValue(T value)
+			{
+				var n = GetBlankNode();
+				n.Value = value;
+				return n;
+			}
 
 			/// <summary>
 			/// Recycles the node into the object pool, returning the value contained.

Node.cs

@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ public void Clear()
 			_children.Clear();
 		}
 
-
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public int Count => _children.Count;
 
@@ -159,6 +158,16 @@ public void CopyTo(Node<T>[] array, int arrayIndex)
 		}
 		#endregion
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets a new node with the provided value and adds it as a child.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="value">The value of the new child.</param>
+		public void AddValue(T value)
+		{
+			AssertNotRecycled();
+			Add(_factory.GetNodeWithValue(value));
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Replaces an existing node within it's tree with another node.
 		/// </summary>

Open.Hierarchy.csproj

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Part of the "Open" set of libraries.</Description>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/electricessence/Open.Hierarchy/</RepositoryUrl>
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
     <PackageTags>dotnet, dotnetcore, cs, tree, node, hierarchy, parent, child, root</PackageTags>
-    <Version>1.4.3</Version>
-    <PackageReleaseNotes>API simplification and improvments to deferred mapping.</PackageReleaseNotes>
+    <Version>1.4.4</Version>
+    <PackageReleaseNotes>Added useful node creation methods.</PackageReleaseNotes>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">