Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.*; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static List<Element> getElementsByTagName(Element element, String tagName) { ArrayList<Element> children = new ArrayList<Element>(); if (element != null && tagName != null) { NodeList nodes = element.getElementsByTagName(tagName); for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) { Node child = nodes.item(i); children.add((Element) child); } } return children; } }