Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; // License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static Element getChildWithAttribute(Element element, String attributeName) { if (element == null) { return null; } NodeList children = element.getChildNodes(); for (int loop = 0, length = children.getLength(); loop < length; loop++) { Node node = children.item(loop); if (!(node instanceof Element)) { continue; } Element child = (Element) node; if (child.hasAttribute(attributeName)) { return child; } } return null; } }