Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static Node findChildNode(Node node, String name) { Node child; NodeList list; list = node.getChildNodes(); for (int i = 0; i < list.getLength(); i++) { child = list.item(i); if (child instanceof Element && child.getNodeName().equals(name)) { return child; } } return null; } }