indexed elements

[Charlie Hart]

I have an indexed element like:
<element>
   <child  changed= "no"/>
   <child  changed= 'yes'/>
   <child  changed = "no"/>
</element>

When I get a nodeRefList of all changed child elements using xpath, I
will get element 2. I want to update the same element in another
document. How can I find the index of the elements I retrieve?

thanks...charlie