Java XML Attribute from Element getXMLAttribute(Element element, String attrName)

Description

Gets an attribute from an XML element

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	the XML element
attrName	the attribute name

Return

the value of the XML attribute

Declaration

static public String getXMLAttribute(Element element, String attrName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w w  w  .  ja  va 2s. c o  m
 * Copyright 2002-2008 The Gong Project (http://gong.ust.hk)
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Main {
    /** Gets an attribute from an XML element
     * @param element the XML element
     * @param attrName the attribute name
     * @return the value of the XML attribute
     */
    static public String getXMLAttribute(Element element, String attrName) {
        String attr = element.getAttribute(attrName);
        if (attr == null)
            return "";
        return attr.trim();
    }
}

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