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import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Utils {
  /**
   * Add a new element to the given parent
   * @param parent the parent Element
   * @param name the child name
   * @return new Element
   */
  public static Element createElement(Element parent, String name) {
    Document document;
    Element element;

    document = parent.getOwnerDocument();
    element  = document.createElement(name);

    parent.appendChild(element);
    return element;
  }
}