Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { /** * Get the first found child element with the provided name that is a direct * child the provided element. * * @param parent * The parent element * @param name * The name of the child element to find * @return The first found child element, null if no matching children */ public static Element getFirstChildElementByName(Element parent, String name) { assertNotNull(parent); NodeList children = parent.getChildNodes(); Node node; for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); i++) { node = children.item(i); if (node.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE && node.getNodeName().equals(name)) { return (Element) node; } } return null; } /** * Performs a check that the provided Nodeobject is not null. * * @param node * The node to check * @throws IllegalArgumentException * In case the node is null */ private static void assertNotNull(Node node) { if (node == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The input node cannot be null"); } } }