"galder.zamarreno(a)jboss.com" wrote : getChild() takes the fqn of the child, it's a relative method. Root already provides the first /, so the name of the child is without that first /: content/timestamp | | If u used Cache rather than Node, you'd do the following using the absolute path: | cache.getNode("/content/timestamp"); Thanks Galder. That makes sense but I'm having trouble reconciling your comments with this code right out of the JBoss Cache Users' Guide: | // Let's get a hold of the root node. | Node rootNode = cache.getRoot(); | | // Remember, JBoss Cache stores data in a tree structure. | // All nodes in the tree structure are identified by Fqn objects. | Fqn peterGriffinFqn = Fqn.fromString("/griffin/peter"); | | // Create a new Node | Node peterGriffin = rootNode.addChild(peterGriffinFqn); | This code uses an absolute value FQN to retrieve a node directly from the root node (not from cache). Perhaps the Users' Guide is incorrect? View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4239789#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...