Java tutorial
import java.util.Calendar; import javax.xml.stream.XMLEventFactory; import javax.xml.stream.XMLEventReader; import javax.xml.stream.XMLEventWriter; import javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory; import javax.xml.stream.XMLOutputFactory; import javax.xml.stream.events.Characters; import javax.xml.stream.events.XMLEvent; class StaxEvent { XMLEventFactory m_eventFactory = XMLEventFactory.newInstance(); public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { StaxEvent ms = new StaxEvent(); XMLEventReader reader = XMLInputFactory.newInstance() .createXMLEventReader(new java.io.FileInputStream("yourXML.xml")); XMLEventWriter writer = XMLOutputFactory.newInstance().createXMLEventWriter(System.out); while (reader.hasNext()) { XMLEvent event = (XMLEvent) reader.next(); if (event.getEventType() == event.CHARACTERS) { writer.add(ms.getNewCharactersEvent(event.asCharacters())); } else { writer.add(event); } } writer.flush(); } private Characters getNewCharactersEvent(Characters event) { if (event.getData().equalsIgnoreCase("Name1")) { return m_eventFactory.createCharacters(Calendar.getInstance().getTime().toString()); } else { return event; } } }