NIST The "getNamedItemNS(namespaceURI,localName)" method for a NamedNodeMap should return a node specified by localName and namespaceURI Retrieve a list of elements with tag name "address". Access the second element from the list and get its attributes. Try to retrieve the attribute node with local name "domestic" and namespace uri "http://www.usa.com" with method getNamedItemNS(namespaceURI,localName). Mary Brady 2001-08-17