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. Create an new Element with the createElement() method. Invoke the "getLocalName()" method on the newly created element node will cause "null" to be returned. Mary Brady 2001-08-17