Java tutorial
import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; import javax.xml.stream.EventFilter; import javax.xml.stream.StreamFilter; import javax.xml.stream.XMLEventReader; import javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamConstants; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader; import javax.xml.stream.events.XMLEvent; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { XMLInputFactory inputFactory = XMLInputFactory.newInstance(); XMLEventReader reader = inputFactory.createXMLEventReader(new FileInputStream(new File("a.xml"))); reader = inputFactory.createFilteredReader(reader, new EventFilter() { public boolean accept(XMLEvent event) { return false; } }); reader = inputFactory.createFilteredReader(reader, new ElementOnlyFilter()); System.out.println(reader.hasNext()); System.out.println(reader.next()); } } class ElementOnlyFilter implements EventFilter, StreamFilter { public boolean accept(XMLEvent event) { return accept(event.getEventType()); } public boolean accept(XMLStreamReader reader) { return accept(reader.getEventType()); } private boolean accept(int eventType) { return eventType == XMLStreamConstants.START_ELEMENT || eventType == XMLStreamConstants.END_ELEMENT; } }