code: public Long getMaxRequestSize()
     {
        if (childNode.getTextValueForPatternName("max-request-size") != null && !childNode.getTextValueForPatternName("max-request-size").equals("null")) {
           return Long.valueOf(childNode.getTextValueForPatternName("max-request-size"));
        }
        return null;
     }
docs: Returns the <code>max-request-size</code> element
  @return the node defined for the element <code>max-request-size</code>