hi brett, i don't quite understand your question. the 'jcr:name' and 'jcr:path' properties do not exist on a node unless you set them. using getName() or getPath() is the correct way of retrieving the name or path of an item.
-- regards, toby On 4/29/08, Conoly, Brett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was just writing a comparator for the jcr nodes and in my test case I > was comparing the jcr:name and jcr:path properties of the nodes. I > realize that there's a getPath and getName function on the nodes but is > there any way to get these as properties without it throwing a > PathNotFoundException? > Thanks in advance