Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.ArrayList; import org.w3c.dom.Attr; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { public static ArrayList<String> getAlternativeIDs(Node xmlSubstanceNode) { ArrayList<String> result = new ArrayList<String>(); int maxID = xmlSubstanceNode.getAttributes().getLength(); for (int i = 0; i < maxID; i++) { Attr oAlternative = (Attr) xmlSubstanceNode.getAttributes().getNamedItem("name" + i); if (oAlternative != null) { result.add(oAlternative.getNodeValue()); } } return result; } }