public Query getQuery(Element e) throws ParserException {
    float tieBreaker = DOMUtils.getAttribute(e, "tieBreaker", 0.0f);
    DisjunctionMaxQuery dq = new DisjunctionMaxQuery(tieBreaker);
    dq.setBoost(DOMUtils.getAttribute(e, "boost", 1.0f));

    NodeList nl = e.getChildNodes();
    for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) {
      Node node = nl.item(i);
      if (node instanceof Element) { // all elements are disjuncts.
        Element queryElem = (Element) node;
        Query q = factory.getQuery(queryElem);
        dq.add(q);
      }
    }

    return dq;
  }