Problem in parsing XML using DOM Parser.

Hi,
I am parsing an XML using DOM Parser.
When i try to get attributes of a node, i dont get in the order it is written. For Eg. This the node:
<Level0 label="News" link="/website/ing_news.nsf/ViewNewsForm?OpenForm&All" level="202" uid="COGN-4MNMT3" parentid="aaaa">
When i try to print the attribute values i should get in the order:
News, /website/ing_news.nsf/ViewNewsForm?OpenForm&All, 202, COGN-4MNMT3, aaaa
BUT I AM GETTING IN THE ORDER:
News, 202, /website/ing_news.nsf/ViewNewsForm?OpenForm&All, aaaa, COGN-4MNMT3
Is there any way to sort this problem out?
Thanks and Regards,
Ashok

Hi Guys,
Thanks a lot for your replies.
But i want to keep all the values as attributes only.
the XML file is as shown below:
<Menu>
<Level0 label="News" link="/website/ing_news.nsf/ViewNewsForm?OpenForm&All" level="202" uid="COGN-4MNMT3" parentid="aaaa" children="3">
     <Level1 label="ING News" link="" level="1" uid="COGN-4MNN89" parentid="COGN-4MNMT3" children="3" >
          <Level2 label="All ING News" link="/website/ing_news.nsf/ViewNewsForm?OpenForm&All" level="2" uid="INGD-4MVTK2" parentid="COGN-4MNN89" children="0">
          </Level2>
</Level1>
</Level0>
The code i was using to get attributes is:
String strElementName = new String(node.getNodeName());
     // System.out.println("strElementName:"+node.getNodeName());
NamedNodeMap attrs = node.getAttributes();
if (attrs != null) {
int iLength = attrs.getLength();
for (int i = 0; i < iLength; i++) {
String strAttributes = (String) attrs.item(i).getNodeName();
String strValues = (String) attrs.item(i).getNodeValue();
Also is it not possible to Enforce the order using some Schema/DTD in this case?
TIA
Ashok

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