NIST The "setAttributeNodeNS(newAttr)" adds a new attribute. If an attribute with that local name and that namespaceURI is already present in the element, it is replaced by the new one. Retrieve the first emp:address element and add a new attribute to the element. Since an attribute with the same local name and namespaceURI as the newly created attribute does not exist the value "null" is returned. This test uses the "createAttributeNS(namespaceURI,localName) method from the Document interface to create the new attribute to add. Mary Brady 2001-08-17