Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { public static Element childNodeByTag(Node node, String childNodeName) { if (node == null) return null; Element childElement = null; Node childNode = node.getFirstChild(); if (childNode != null) { do { if (childNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE && (childNodeName == null || childNodeName.equals(childNode.getNodeName()))) { return (Element) childNode; } } while ((childNode = childNode.getNextSibling()) != null); } return null; } }