Possible in 2.X. :-) In 1.X you would have to call a get() in your nodeModified() impl, which is inefficient. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4154257#4154257 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4154257