Java XML Attribute Get getAttributeBoolean(final Element element, final String name)

Description

Locate attribute tagged 'name', return its boolean value.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	Element where to start looking.
name	Name of the attribute.

Return

Returns true if attribute was "true". Defaults to false.

Declaration

public static final boolean getAttributeBoolean(final Element element, final String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2010 Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 ******************************************************************************/

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Main {
    /** Locate attribute tagged 'name', return its boolean value.
     *//w  ww.jav a2  s  . com
     *  @param element Element where to start looking.
     *  @param name Name of the attribute.
     *
     *  @return Returns true if attribute was "true". Defaults to false.
     */
    public static final boolean getAttributeBoolean(final Element element, final String name) {
        String s = element.getAttribute(name);
        return s.equalsIgnoreCase("true");
    }
}

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