Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.*; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static String getElementValue(Element parent, String tagName) { Element element = getElement(parent, tagName); return element != null ? element.getTextContent() : null; } public static String getElementValue(Element element) { if (element != null) { NodeList nodes = element.getChildNodes(); if (nodes != null && nodes.getLength() > 0) { for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); ++i) { Node node = nodes.item(i); if (node instanceof Text) { return ((Text) node).getData(); } } } } return null; } public static Element getElement(Element parent, String tagName) { List children = getElements(parent, tagName); return children.isEmpty() ? null : (Element) children.get(0); } public static List<Element> getElements(Element parent, String tagName) { NodeList nodes = parent.getElementsByTagName(tagName); ArrayList elements = new ArrayList(); for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); ++i) { Node node = nodes.item(i); if (node instanceof Element) { elements.add((Element) node); } } return elements; } }