Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static Element findGrandson(Element element, String childName, String grandsonName) { Element child = find(element, childName); if (child == null) { return null; } return find(child, grandsonName); } public static Element find(Element element, String name) { NodeList children = element.getChildNodes(); for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); i++) { Node child = children.item(i); if ((child instanceof Element) && child.getNodeName().equals(name)) { return (Element) child; } } return null; } }