Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collection; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { /** * Get all child elements with the provided name that are direct children * the provided element. * * @param parent * The parent element * @param name * The name of the child elements to find * @return The list with child elements, empty list if no matching children */ public static Collection<Element> getChildElementsByName(Element parent, String name) { assertNotNull(parent); Collection<Element> childList = new ArrayList<Element>(); NodeList children = parent.getChildNodes(); Node node; for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); i++) { node = children.item(i); if (node.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE && node.getNodeName().equals(name)) { childList.add((Element) node); } } return childList; } /** * Performs a check that the provided Nodeobject is not null. * * @param node * The node to check * @throws IllegalArgumentException * In case the node is null */ private static void assertNotNull(Node node) { if (node == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The input node cannot be null"); } } }