def METHOD_NAME(self, node):
    """
    Get whether the specified I{node} is a soap encoded root.
    This is determined by examining @soapenc:root='1'.
    The node is considered to be a root when the attribute
    is not specified.
    @param node: A node to evaluate.
    @type node: L{Element}
    @return: True if a soap encoded root.
    @rtype: bool
    """
    root = node.getAttribute('root', ns=soapenc)
    if root is None:
        return True
    else:
        return ( root.value == '1' )