def _MergeMessageField(self, tokenizer, message, field):
    """Merges a single scalar field into a message.

    Args:
      tokenizer: A tokenizer to parse the field value.
      message: The message of which field is a member.
      field: The descriptor of the field to be merged.

    Raises:
      ParseError: In case of text parsing problems.
    """
    is_map_entry = _IsMapEntry(field)

    if tokenizer.TryConsume('<'):
      end_token = '>'
    else:
      tokenizer.Consume('{')
      end_token = '}'

    if field.label == descriptor.FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
      if field.is_extension:
        sub_message = message.Extensions[field].add()
      elif is_map_entry:
        # pylint: disable=protected-access
        sub_message = field.message_type._concrete_class()
      else:
        sub_message = getattr(message, field.name).add()
    else:
      if field.is_extension:
        sub_message = message.Extensions[field]
      else:
        sub_message = getattr(message, field.name)
      sub_message.SetInParent()

    while not tokenizer.TryConsume(end_token):
      if tokenizer.AtEnd():
        raise tokenizer.ParseErrorPreviousToken('Expected "%s".' % (end_token,))
      self._MergeField(tokenizer, sub_message)

    if is_map_entry:
      value_cpptype = field.message_type.fields_by_name['value'].cpp_type
      if value_cpptype == descriptor.FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
        value = getattr(message, field.name)[sub_message.key]
        value.MergeFrom(sub_message.value)
      else:
        getattr(message, field.name)[sub_message.key] = sub_message.value
Merges a single scalar field into a message.

    Args:
      tokenizer: A tokenizer to parse the field value.
      message: The message of which field is a member.
      field: The descriptor of the field to be merged.

    Raises:
      ParseError: In case of text parsing problems.