From: Eric Armstrong <Eric.Armstrong@...>
Date: 2006-06-17T05:03:13+09:00
Subject: REXML inconsistency in Element methods

value() is defined on Elements of type
:attribute and :text, but not :comment.
For :comment, you use to_s.

(to_s may work for others, as well.
Haven't tried.)

Element
    .node_type --returns a symbol
         :attribute -- use node.value to get text
         :comment -- use node.to_s to get text
         :text -- use node.value to get text

         :cdata (maybe. not verified)
         :element -- ...