Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.*; public class Main { public static Element newElement(Element elParent, String tagName) { Element element = elParent.getOwnerDocument().createElement(tagName); return (Element) (elParent.appendChild(element)); } public static Element newElement(Element elParent, String tagName, String text) { Element element = newElement(elParent, tagName); if (null != element) { Text tx = element.getOwnerDocument().createTextNode(text); element.appendChild(tx); } return element; } }