code: public short getNodeType(int nodeHandle)
    {
    	if (nodeHandle == DTM.NULL)
    	return DTM.NULL;
      return m_expandedNameTable.getType(_exptype(makeNodeIdentity(nodeHandle)));
    }
docs: Given a node handle, return its DOM-style node type.
  <p>
  %REVIEW% Generally, returning short is false economy. Return int?
  %REVIEW% Make assumption that node has already arrived.  Is OK?
  
  @param nodeHandle The node id.
  @return int Node type, as per the DOM's Node._NODE constants.