Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader; public class Main { public static boolean skipToStartOfElement(XMLStreamReader in, String localName) throws XMLStreamException { for (int code = in.getEventType(); code != XMLStreamReader.END_DOCUMENT; code = in.next()) { if (code == XMLStreamReader.START_ELEMENT && (localName == null || localName.equals(in.getLocalName()))) { return true; } } return false; } }