XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[norwoods <norwoods AT gbronline.com>]

I would like to add databinding to xom.  It appears to me that to get a 
primitive class to extend (Element has too much baggage), I will need to 
move the ParentNode interface up to Node and add a prototype element 
between Node and ParentNode.  This means that I will have to extend 
Document from Node insead of ParentNode and add the ParentNode body to 
Document.   Has anyone else thought about these issues and could you 
provide insight to me?

thank you
norwood sisson