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diff --git a/bundles/org.simantics.scl.db/scl/Simantics/DB.scl b/bundles/org.simantics.scl.db/scl/Simantics/DB.scl
index ac50e3e73..023960678 100644
--- a/bundles/org.simantics.scl.db/scl/Simantics/DB.scl
+++ b/bundles/org.simantics.scl.db/scl/Simantics/DB.scl
@@ -455,4 +455,28 @@ lift2Write f x y = syncWrite (\_ -> f x y)
 
 @inline
 lift3Write :: (a -> b -> c -> <WriteGraph,Proc> d) -> (a -> b -> c -> <Proc> d)
-lift3Write f x y z = syncWrite (\_ -> f x y z)
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+lift3Write f x y z = syncWrite (\_ -> f x y z)
+
+"""
+Returns a child Browsable of the specified parent that has that is the child
+of the specified parent with the specified name path.
+"""
+childWithPath :: Browsable a => a -> [String] -> <ReadGraph> a
+childWithPath parent path = 
+    foldl (\r name -> match possibleChild r name with
+              Just c -> c
+              Nothing -> fail ("Didn't find " + name + ".") 
+          ) 
+          parent path
+
+"""
+Like `childWithPath` but returns Maybe a which will be `Nothing` if no child
+was found.
+"""
+possibleChildWithPath :: Browsable a => a -> [String] -> <ReadGraph> Maybe a
+possibleChildWithPath parent path = 
+    foldl (\r name -> match r with
+              Just c -> possibleChild c name
+              Nothing -> Nothing 
+          ) 
+          (Just parent) path