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

Description

Returns the attribute value for the given attribute name.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	the w3c dom element.
name	the attribute name

Return

if present, the the extracted attribute value, otherwise null.

Declaration

public static String getAttributeValue(final Element element, final String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the attribute value for the given attribute name.
     *
     * @param element
     *            the w3c dom element.
     * @param name
     *            the attribute name
     * @return if present, the the extracted attribute value, otherwise null.
     */
    public static String getAttributeValue(final Element element, final String name) {
        final Node node = element.getAttributes().getNamedItem(name);
        if (node != null) {
            return node.getNodeValue();
        }

        return null;
    }
}

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