[Michael Fitzgerald]

> I was wondering if any of you folks out there could answer a question
about
> attribute nodes.
>
> Why is it that an attribute node has an element as a parent node but is
not
> the child of this element node? An attribute is always associated with an
> element. It may exercise rights of paternity but is disowned by its
parent!
> How cruel! [0]
>
> I would appreciate the technical reason, if there is one.
>
 Because child elements are part of the tree structure, but attributes are
seen as being properties of the element separate and apart from the tree.

Cheers,

Tom P


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