Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static Element getChildNode(Element parent, String name) { List<Element> childNodes = getChildNodes(parent, name); if (childNodes.isEmpty()) { return null; } return childNodes.get(0); } public static List<Element> getChildNodes(Element parent, String name) { List<Element> result = new ArrayList<Element>(); NodeList childNodes = parent.getChildNodes(); for (int i = 0; i < childNodes.getLength(); i++) { Node n = childNodes.item(i); if (name.equals(n.getNodeName())) { result.add((Element) n); } } return result; } }