Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Copyright 2005-2011 The ConQAT Project | | | | Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | | you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | | You may obtain a copy of the License at | | | | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | | | | Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | | distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | | WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | | See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | | limitations under the License. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { /** * Determines the index (starting at 0) of the given element relative to * other element nodes for the same parent. */ public static int getElementPosition(Element element) { int num = -1; Node node = element; while (node != null) { if (node.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) { ++num; } node = node.getPreviousSibling(); } return num; } }