Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamConstants; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader; public class Main { public static String parseValue(XMLStreamReader xmlRdr, String elementName) throws XMLStreamException { String val = null; while (true) { xmlRdr.next(); int event2 = xmlRdr.getEventType(); if (event2 == XMLStreamConstants.CHARACTERS) { val = xmlRdr.getText(); } else if (event2 == XMLStreamConstants.END_ELEMENT && xmlRdr.getLocalName().equals(elementName)) { return val; } } } public static String parseValue(XMLStreamReader xmlRdr) throws XMLStreamException { // consume start tag xmlRdr.next(); String val = null; if (xmlRdr.getEventType() == XMLStreamConstants.CHARACTERS) { val = xmlRdr.getText(); xmlRdr.next(); } skipToEndElement(xmlRdr); return val; } public static void skipToEndElement(XMLStreamReader xmlRdr) throws XMLStreamException { do { if (xmlRdr.getEventType() == XMLStreamConstants.END_ELEMENT) { break; } xmlRdr.next(); } while (xmlRdr.hasNext()); } }