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 String getElementValue(Element parent, String tagName) { String value = null; Element element = getChildElement(parent, tagName); if (element != null) { value = element.getTextContent(); } return value; } public static Element getChildElement(Element parent, String tagName) { List<Element> children = getChildElements(parent, tagName); if (children.isEmpty()) { return null; } else { return children.get(0); } } public static List<Element> getChildElements(Element parent, String tagName) { NodeList nodes = parent.getElementsByTagName(tagName); List<Element> elements = new ArrayList<Element>(); for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) { Node node = nodes.item(i); if (node instanceof Element && node.getParentNode() == parent) { elements.add((Element) node); } } return elements; } }