Here you can find the source of getAttribute(Node node, String attributeName)
public static final String getAttribute(Node node, String attributeName)
//package com.java2s; /*/*w w w .j a v a 2 s.c o m*/ * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development * and Distribution License (the License). You may not use this file except in * compliance with the License. * * You can obtain a copy of the License at http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.html * or http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.txt. * * When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL Header Notice in each file * and include the License file at http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.txt. * If applicable, add the following below the CDDL Header, with the fields * enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying information: * "Portions Copyrighted [year] [name of copyright owner]" * * The Original Software is NetBeans. The Initial Developer of the Original * Software is Sun Microsystems, Inc. Portions Copyright 1997-2007 Sun * Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. */ import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { public static final String getAttribute(Node node, String attributeName) { if (hasAttribute(node, attributeName)) { return node.getAttributes().getNamedItem(attributeName).getNodeValue(); } return null; } public static final boolean hasAttribute(Node node, String attributeName) { return (node != null && node.getAttributes() != null && node.getAttributes().getNamedItem(attributeName) != null); } }