What is this XML information and how to get it?

I'm parsing an XML file with Java but there's something in the XML I can't figure out. Not sure if it's an "attribute" or data or an "element", etc. How would a person fetch the 16 digit id values that are listed - starts with "09"? This XML file is well-formed and valid and created by EMC Documentum system. Using DOM parser.

I can parse and display all other data except for the Attachment ones. I get a NULL value for Attachment, even though there is obviously data there. No errors are thrown. See code displayed below

XML file continued above...

<DropdownList1><![CDATA[value1]]></DropdownList1>
<DropdownList11><![CDATA[value1]]></DropdownList11>
<Attachment1 id_type="object_id"><![CDATA[0984598e800302d6]></Attachment1>
<Attachment1 id_type="object_id"><![CDATA[0984598e800302d9]]></Attachment1>
<Attachment1 id_type="object_id"><![CDATA[0984598e800302dc]]></Attachment1>
</CombinedForm2>

....snippet of Java class:

//new factory instance
				javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
				factory.setValidating(false);
				//new builder instance
				javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder parser = factory.newDocumentBuilder();
				//relate DCTM document to builder and to factory
				xmlDoc = parser.parse(bais);
				System.out.println("ParseDCTMForm.parseForm...xmlDoc content... " + xmlDoc.toString());
				
				//get root element like SGCombinedForm2) should only be 1 at this level
				Element root = xmlDoc.getDocumentElement();
				System.out.println("ParseDCTMForm.parseForm...xmlDoc root element...name of Form Template:  " + root.getTagName());
			      
				  //List children, should be about 8 at this level...dm_sysobject, dm_document,tricare_doc, etc. (
			      NodeList list = root.getChildNodes();
			      
			      for(int i=0;i<list.getLength();i++ ){
			        Node node = list.item(i);
			        
			        if(node.getNodeType() == node.ELEMENT_NODE){
			        	System.out.println("ParseDCTMForm.parseForm...second level node & values " + node.getNodeName() + "..." + node.getNodeValue());
			        	Element element = (Element)node;
			        	
			        	// Get lowest level (innermost) children
			        	NodeList childList = element.getChildNodes();
			        	
			        	for(int j=0;j<childList.getLength();j++ ){
			        		Node childNode = childList.item(j);
			        			if(childNode.getNodeType() == childNode.ELEMENT_NODE){
			        				NodeList childNodeList = childNode.getChildNodes();
			        				
			        				for(int k=0;k<childNodeList.getLength();k++){
			        					Node innerChildNode = childNodeList.item(k);		
			        					
			        					
			        							
			        					System.out.println( "ParseDCTMForm.parseForm...innermost name & data is : " + childNode.getNodeName() + 
                                                                          "..."                   +   innerChildNode.getNodeValue()); 
			        					
			        					if (childNode instanceof CharacterData) {
			        					      CharacterData cd = (CharacterData) childNode;
			                                                System.out.println( "ParseDCTMForm.parseForm...char data is (using childNode): "           
                                                                          +cd.toString());				        					
			        					     
			        					    }
			        					
			        					if (innerChildNode instanceof CharacterData) {
			        					      CharacterData cd = (CharacterData) innerChildNode;
			        					      System.out.println( "ParseDCTMForm.parseForm...char data is (using innerChildNode): " + cd.toString());
			        					      
			        					     
			        					    }

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Isn't that Element child Node an instance of CDATASection?

seems to me that this test will always fail:

As an obvious XML question this should have been posted in the XML forum.

Bill

Yeah, it's just CDATA. I don't really want to read all that DOM-bashing code but if you realize that this:

<Attachment1 id_type="object_id"><![CDATA[0984598e800302dc]]></Attachment1>

is exactly the same as this:

<Attachment1 id_type="object_id">0984598e800302dc</Attachment1>

you should be okay. As long as you understand the DOM, that is.