Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { public static void setNamedChildValue(Element element, String name, String value) throws Exception { Element e = getNamedChild(element, name); if (e == null) throw new Exception("unable to find element " + name); e.setAttribute("value", value); } public static Element getNamedChild(Element e, String name) { Element c = getFirstChild(e); while (c != null && !name.equals(c.getLocalName()) && !name.equals(c.getNodeName())) c = getNextSibling(c); return c; } public static Element getFirstChild(Element e) { if (e == null) return null; Node n = e.getFirstChild(); while (n != null && n.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE) n = n.getNextSibling(); return (Element) n; } public static Element getNextSibling(Element e) { Node n = e.getNextSibling(); while (n != null && n.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE) n = n.getNextSibling(); return (Element) n; } }