Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Document; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { public static Element addElement(Node parent, String name) { Element node; if (parent.getOwnerDocument() != null) node = parent.getOwnerDocument().createElement(name); else if (parent instanceof Document) node = ((Document) parent).createElement(name); else return null; parent.appendChild(node); return node; } }