XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[norwoods <norwoods AT gbronline.com>]

if xml does not allow adjacent text nodes and xom only allows correct 
xml, shouldn't a xom text node insert operation adjacent to an existing 
text node combine the strings into the existing text node?  would this 
not eliminate the xpath problem?

if xml does not allow empty text nodes and xom only allows correct xml, 
shouldn't a xom text node set operation to an empty value delete the 
text node?

norwood sisson