Hi,
> Do you know why attribute nodes should be included? They should not. > Does this XML-fragments chapter element have an > attribute node as a child? > <chapter id="123">Intro</chapter > No. > If so, getTextContent would return "123Intro", seems strange? I agree that would be strange :) The only circumstance when the textContent would include an attribute value is when the node that you called getTextContent on was an attribute. Gareth -- Gareth Reakes, Head of Product Development +44-1865-203192 DecisionSoft Limited http://www.decisionsoft.com XML Development and Services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]