Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * CDDL HEADER START * The contents of this file are subject to the terms * of the Common Development and Distribution License * (the License). You may not use this file except in * compliance with the License. * * You can obtain a copy of the License at * http://www.sun.com/cddl/cddl.html and legal/CDDLv1.0.txt * See the License for the specific language governing * permission and limitations under the License. * * When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL * Header Notice in each file and include the License file * at legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. * If applicable, add the following below the CDDL Header, * with the fields enclosed by brackets [] replaced by * your own identifying information: * "Portions Copyrighted [year] [name of copyright owner]" * * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems Inc. All Rights Reserved * CDDL HEADER END */ import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { protected static Element getChildElement(Element element, String tagName) { NodeList childNodes = element.getChildNodes(); int numChildren = childNodes.getLength(); for (int i = 0; i < numChildren; i++) { Node childNode = childNodes.item(i); if (childNode.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE) { continue; } Element childElement = (Element) childNode; if (tagName != null) { String childTagName = childElement.getTagName(); if (!childTagName.equals(tagName)) { continue; } } return childElement; } return null; } }