NIST The "getLocalName()" method for a Node returns the local part of the qualified name of this node, and for nodes of any type other than ELEMENT_NODE and ATTRIBUTE_NODE and nodes created with a DOM Level 1 method, this is null. Retrieve the first emp:address node and get the attributes of this node." Then apply the getLocalName() method to the emp:domestic attribute. The method should return "domestic". Mary Brady 2001-08-17