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Hi, I am currently trying to get my head round using DOM with Java. In particular I have been looking at the getNodeName() method. I have noticed that the format/layout you present the XML document in, seems to have an effect on the way the DOM method (getNodeName) handles the XML document. Could someone enlighten me on this, is this a bug or something normal and if so should I expect all DOM methods to process XML documents in a manner dependent on the XML format/layout? Below I have presented a snippet of the Java code and XML document I am dealing with to help you "digest" my problem. Your help is appreciated! Java code snippet >>> ... System.out.print( "Here is the document's root node:" ); System.out.println( " " + root.getNodeName() ); System.out.println( "Here are its child elements: " ); NodeList childNodes = root.getChildNodes(); Node currentNode; ... for ( int i = 0; i < childNodes.getLength(); i++ ) { currentNode = childNodes.item( i ); // print node name of each child element System.out.println( currentNode.getNodeName()); } ... This is the output I desire : Here is the document's root node: article Here are its child elements: title date author summary content The first child of root node is: title whose next sibling is: date value of date element is: April 13, 2004 Parent node of date is: article I only get the above output when my XML file is presented as below: <?xml version = "1.0"?> <article><title>Simple XML</title><date>April 13, 2004</date><author><firstName>Tem</firstName><lastName>Nieto</lastName></author><summary>XML is easy.</summary><content>Once you have mastered XHTML, you can easily learn XML. You must remember that XML is not for displaying information but for managing information.</content></article> When my XML file is foramtted as below this is the (unwanted) output I get: Here is the document's root node: article Here are its child elements: #text title #text date #text author #text summary #text content #text The first child of root node is: #text whose next sibling is: title value of title element is: Simple XML Parent node of title is: article This is the XML layout I prefer to use, note each element is defined on a new line, unfortunately it gives me the (unwanted) output above i.e. the #text: <?xml version = "1.0"?> <article> <title>Simple XML</title> <date>April 13, 2004</date> <author> <firstName>Tem</firstName> <lastName>Nieto</lastName> </author> <summary>XML is easy.</summary> <content>Once you have mastered XHTML, you can easily learn XML. You must remember that XML is not for displaying information but for managing information. </content> </article> _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo
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