--- src/com/werken/xpath/ElementNamespaceContext.java.sav	2006-05-05 19:54:34.000000000 +0200
+++ src/com/werken/xpath/ElementNamespaceContext.java	2006-05-05 19:55:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@
 
       lineage.push(_element);
 
-      Element elem = _element.getParent();
+      Element elem = (Element)_element.getParent();
 
       while (elem != null)
       {
         lineage.push(elem);
-        elem = elem.getParent();
+        elem = (Element)elem.getParent();
       }
 
       List      nsList = null;