problem removing a child node from a node

[Gordon]

hey.
I have a problem removing a child node from a node. Specifically, I'm 
trying to remove an Element from a Document.
My code is:

        Element elmt =doc.getElementById( id );
        if( elmt == null ){
        }
        else{
                Element discard = doc.removeChild(elmt);
        }
This gives me a compile error:

        found   : org.w3c.dom.Node
        required: org.w3c.dom.Element
                discard = doc.removeChild(elmt);
                                                        ^
        1 error
I don't understand this because elmt is an Element and not a Node, and Node 
is a superinterface of Element anyway.
Can anyone explain this? I am using Batik 1.1.1 and jdk1.3.1
Thanks.
Gordon.
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