Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.List; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { public static void getNamedChildren(Element e, String name, List<Element> set) { Element c = getFirstChild(e); while (c != null) { if (name.equals(c.getLocalName()) || name.equals(c.getNodeName())) set.add(c); c = getNextSibling(c); } } public static Element getFirstChild(Element e) { if (e == null) return null; Node n = e.getFirstChild(); while (n != null && n.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE) n = n.getNextSibling(); return (Element) n; } public static Element getNextSibling(Element e) { Node n = e.getNextSibling(); while (n != null && n.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE) n = n.getNextSibling(); return (Element) n; } }