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 java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { /** * Returns all children of the given element which are element named as * specified. */ public static List<Element> getNamedChildren(Element element, String elementNames) { List<Element> result = new ArrayList<Element>(); NodeList children = element.getChildNodes(); for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); ++i) { Node node = children.item(i); if (node.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE && node.getNodeName().equals(elementNames)) { result.add((Element) node); } } return result; } }