Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { /** * Returns the text associated to the given node * i.e. the value of the * @param node * @return */ public static String getText(Node node) { Node textNode = node.getFirstChild(); if (textNode == null) { return null; } short nodeType = textNode.getNodeType(); if (nodeType != Node.TEXT_NODE && nodeType != Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE) { return null; } return textNode.getNodeValue().trim(); } }