Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { /** * Creates and returns a new XML node with the specified name, as a child * of the given parent * Returns null if the child could not be created */ public static Node createChild(Node parent, String name) { // Create the node Node child = parent.getOwnerDocument().createElement(name); if (child != null) { // Add it to the document parent.appendChild(child); } return child; } }