Java XML Attribute Get getAttribute(Element ownerElem, String attrName)

Description

Gets an attribute value of the given element.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
ownerElem	the element that owns the attribute
attrName	the name of the attribute to retrieve

Return

the attribute value as a string, or null if that attribute does not have a specified value

Declaration

public static String getAttribute(Element ownerElem, String attrName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import org.w3c.dom.Attr;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets an attribute value of the given element.
     * @param ownerElem the element that owns the attribute
     * @param attrName the name of the attribute to retrieve
     * @return the attribute value as a string, or <code>null</code> if that attribute does not have
     * a specified value
     */
    public static String getAttribute(Element ownerElem, String attrName) {
        Attr attribute = ownerElem.getAttributeNode(attrName);
        return attribute != null ? attribute.getValue() : null;
    }
}

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