Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { protected static String getString(String tagName, Element rootElement) { NodeList list = rootElement.getElementsByTagName(tagName); if (list != null && list.getLength() > 0) { NodeList subList = list.item(0).getChildNodes(); if (subList != null && subList.getLength() > 0) { return subList.item(0).getNodeValue(); } } return null; } }