Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static List<Node> getChildrenbyNodeName(Node parentNode, String nameOfChildrenToFind) { NodeList childNodes = parentNode.getChildNodes(); List<Node> listToReturn = new ArrayList<Node>(); for (int i = 0; i < childNodes.getLength(); i++) { Node currentChildNode = childNodes.item(i); if (currentChildNode.getLocalName().equals(nameOfChildrenToFind)) listToReturn.add(currentChildNode); } return listToReturn; } }