Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (c) 2004-2010 The Regents of the University of California. * All rights reserved. * * '$Author: welker $' * '$Date: 2010-05-05 22:21:26 -0700 (Wed, 05 May 2010) $' * '$Revision: 24234 $' * * Permission is hereby granted, without written agreement and without * license or royalty fees, to use, copy, modify, and distribute this * software and its documentation for any purpose, provided that the above * copyright notice and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies * of this software. * * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY * FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES * ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF * THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF * SUCH DAMAGE. * * THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE * PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF * CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, * ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS. * */ import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { /** * Return the text (node value) of the first node under this, works best if * normalized. */ public static String elementValue(Element element) { if (element == null) return null; // make sure we get all the text there... element.normalize(); Node textNode = element.getFirstChild(); if (textNode == null) return null; // should be of type text return textNode.getNodeValue(); } }