Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Attr; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { public static int getAlternativeIdCount(Node xmlSubstanceNode, boolean includeEmpty) { int idCnt = 0; int maxID = xmlSubstanceNode.getAttributes().getLength(); for (int i = 1; i < maxID; i++) { Attr oAlternative = (Attr) xmlSubstanceNode.getAttributes().getNamedItem("name" + i); if (oAlternative != null) { String value = oAlternative.getNodeValue(); if (includeEmpty || (value != null && value.length() > 0)) idCnt++; } } return idCnt; } }