Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { public static int getAttributeIntValue(Node n, String item, int dflt) { final Node d = n.getAttributes().getNamedItem(item); if (d == null) { return dflt; } final String val = d.getNodeValue(); if (val == null) { return dflt; } return Integer.parseInt(val); } }