<SYSTEM_TASK:>
Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
<END_TASK>
<USER_TASK:>
Description:
 def getParam(xmlelement):
 """Converts an mzML xml element to a param tuple. :param xmlelement: #TODO docstring :returns: a param tuple or False if the xmlelement is not a parameter ('userParam', 'cvParam' or 'referenceableParamGroupRef') """

    elementTag = clearTag(xmlelement.tag)
    if elementTag in ['userParam', 'cvParam', 'referenceableParamGroupRef']:
        if elementTag == 'cvParam':
            param = cvParamFromDict(xmlelement.attrib)
        elif elementTag == 'userParam':
            param = userParamFromDict(xmlelement.attrib)
        else:
            param = refParamGroupFromDict(xmlelement.attrib)
    else:
        param = False
    return param