def xml_check_type(xml_doc_a, xml_doc_b, xpath):
    '''Check for the type.'''
    if xml_doc_a.nodeType != xml_doc_b.nodeType:
        return False, "Node types differ [%s] != [%s] at [%s]" % \
            (xml_doc_a.nodeType, xml_doc_b.nodeType, xpath)