namednodemapGetNamedItem NIST The "getNamedItem(name)" method retrieves a node specified by name. Retrieve the second employee and create a NamedNodeMap listing of the attributes of the last child. Once the list is created an invocation of the "getNamedItem(name)" method is done with name="domestic". This should result in the domestic Attr node being returned. Mary Brady 2001-08-17