Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static Element getChildElement(String elementName, Element parentElement) { NodeList childList = parentElement.getElementsByTagName(elementName); if (childList == null || childList.getLength() == 0) { return null; } Element element = (Element) childList.item(0); return element; } }