Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Element; public class Main { public static void setText(Element ele, String stext) { try { if (null == ele) return; if (null == stext) { ele.appendChild(ele.getOwnerDocument().createTextNode("")); } else { ele.getFirstChild().setNodeValue(stext); } } catch (Exception e) { ele.appendChild(ele.getOwnerDocument().createTextNode(stext)); } } }