Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { public static Node findSubElement(Node parent, String localName) { if (parent == null) { return null; } Node child = parent.getFirstChild(); while (child != null) { if ((child.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) && (child.getLocalName().equals(localName))) { return child; } child = child.getNextSibling(); } return null; } }