Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static Element getElement(Element root, String name) throws Exception { NodeList elements = root.getElementsByTagName(name); if (elements.getLength() > 0) { return (Element) elements.item(0); } throw new Exception("Child element '" + name + "' to parent " + root.getNodeName() + " not found."); } }