XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Dick H <dick AT machj.com>]

Here is an example Element:

<rung>
<cmt flags="0">This is a rung comment. It is optionally included as
part of a rung</cmt>
<!-- rung proper, the Text part: -->
XIC I:0/0 OTE O:12
</rung>

When getValue() is called on Element <rung>, it returns the text of the 
nested <cmt> preceding the text of the <rung>.  XOM needs a method to 
return only <rung>'s text:

"XIC I:0/0 OTE O:12"


Please don't suggest that I change the grammar of my XML to stoop to 
XOM's capabilities.  That would be _dangerous_   :)  to me.

Is there a capability in XOM that I don't see?