while (element.hasChildNodes()) {
            element.removeChild(element.getFirstChild())
        }
        element.appendChild(element.ownerDocument.createTextNode(value))
    }

    public static void setChildren(Node element, Closure cl) {
        while (element.hasChildNodes()) {
            element.removeChild(element.getFirstChild())
        }
        leftShift(element, cl)
    }