Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { /** * Gets the first child Element with a given name * * @param n * the node get the children from * @param elementName * the name of the child elements * @return the first child Element with a given name */ public static Element getElementByTagName(Element n, String elementName) { NodeList subNodes = n.getElementsByTagName(elementName); int sz = subNodes.getLength(); if (sz > 0) return (Element) subNodes.item(0); return null; } }