strange switch case problem

[lucky6969b]

template<class T>
T GetValue<T>::get(TiXmlNode* pParent)
{
	T attr;
	if ( !pParent ) return attr;

	TiXmlNode* pChild;
	TiXmlText* pText;
	int t = pParent->Type();
	
	 
 

	switch ( t )
	{
	case TiXmlNode::TINYXML_DOCUMENT:
	 
		break;

	case TiXmlNode::TINYXML_ELEMENT:
	 
		 attr =get_attribs(pParent->ToElement());
		break;

	case TiXmlNode::TINYXML_COMMENT:
	 
		break;

	case TiXmlNode::TINYXML_UNKNOWN:
		 
		break;

	case TiXmlNode::TINYXML_TEXT:
		pText = pParent->ToText();
		 
		break;

	case TiXmlNode::TINYXML_DECLARATION:
		 
		break;
	default:
		break;
	}
	 
	for ( pChild = pParent->FirstChild(); pChild != 0; pChild = pChild->NextSibling()) 
	{
		get( pChild );
	}

	return attr;

}

A breakpoint at
case TiXmlNode::TINYXML_DOCUMENT:

break; // here

is never hit, why? It falls thru to the for loop straight off. The matching value is correct.
Thanks
Jack