Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static Element getFirstElement(Element element) { Element result = null; NodeList nl = element.getChildNodes(); for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) { if (nl.item(i) instanceof Element) { result = (Element) nl.item(i); } } return result; } }