private static boolean isDataTypeSetPrecisely(Element bindNode){
  String type=bindNode.getAttributeValue(null,ATTRIBUTE_TYPE);
  if (type != null && !type.equalsIgnoreCase(DATA_TYPE_TEXT))   return true;
  return false;
}

private static boolean isDataTypeSetPrecisely ( Element bindNode ) { String type = bindNode . getAttributeValue ( null , ATTRIBUTE_TYPE ) ; if ( type != null && ! type . equalsIgnoreCase ( DATA_TYPE_TEXT ) ) return true ; return false ; }
checks if the xforms data type is set to any value other than text .
