Xpp3DomAttributePointer(NodePointer parent, Map.Entry<String, String> attrib) {
        super(parent);
        this.attrib = attrib;
    }

    @Override
    public int compareChildNodePointers(NodePointer pointer1, NodePointer pointer2) {
        // should never happen because attributes have no children
        return 0;
    }

    @Override
    public Object getValue() {