Usage of sgml-insert-attribute(s)

Dear occasional readers

Does anybody know how to use the function sgml-insert-attributes
correctly? Or, to start at the beginning: is it possible to use a
psgml function to insert an attribute non-interactively? I've tried: 

(defun doku-insert-schlagwoerter ()
  (sgml-insert-attribute "schlagwoerter" "value"))

This worked halfway, but only inserted the attribute with an empty
string as the value.

(sgml-insert-attributes AVL ATTLIST)

seemed also promising. The documentation says

  "Insert the attributes with values AVL and declarations ATTLIST.
  AVL should be a assoc list mapping symbols to strings."

I read this to mean the AVL should be an alist of the form:

'((ATTRIBUTE . "value"))

and have not been able to confirm or disprove this assumption yet
;-). It is already evident, however, that I do not grasp what data
type ATTLIST should be. It seems clear that it is not a simple list of
attributes (whether as strings or symbols), but delving into the
depths of psgml seems nothing more than a good method to get lost.

Would be delighted about any help.
Florian


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