CurrentNodeElement.setAttribute("current","0"); Element CurrentNodeParentElement; if (CurrentNodeParent instanceof Element) { CurrentNodeParentElement = (Element) CurrentNodeParent; } else { CurrentNodeParentElement = null; } CurrentNodeParentElement.setAttribute("current","1"); CurrentNodeParentElement.setAttribute("indicator","1"); OMDOMReader dom12Reader = new OMDOMReader( CurrentNodeParent ); OMObject m12Object = dom12Reader.readObject(); out.println("Final CurrentNode is " + m12Object.toString());