Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Document; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; import java.util.LinkedList; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static List<Element> getElementCollectionFromDocument(Document document, String tagName) { List<Element> res = new LinkedList<Element>(); NodeList entries = document.getElementsByTagName(tagName); for (int i = 0; i < entries.getLength(); i++) { Node entry = entries.item(i); if (entry.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) { res.add((Element) entry); } } return res; } }