Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static Element findChildElement(Element parent, String name) { Element result = null; NodeList nodes = parent.getChildNodes(); for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) { Node node = nodes.item(i); if (node.getNodeName().equals(name)) { result = (Element) node; break; } } return result; } }