Java XML Attribute Set attributeOrValue(Element element, String mainAttribute, String... alternateAttributes)

Description

Returns the value of one of the attributes, if none is present the text contents of the specified node.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	a parameter
alternateAttributes	a parameter

Declaration

public static final String attributeOrValue(Element element, String mainAttribute,
        String... alternateAttributes) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the value of one of the attributes, if none is present the text contents of the specified node.
     * @param element
     * @param alternateAttributes
     */
    public static final String attributeOrValue(Element element, String mainAttribute,
            String... alternateAttributes) {
        if (element.hasAttribute(mainAttribute))
            return element.getAttribute(mainAttribute);
        if (alternateAttributes != null) {
            for (String a : alternateAttributes)
                if (element.hasAttribute(a))
                    return element.getAttribute(a);
        }
        return element.getTextContent();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the attribute value, or defaultValue if the specified element does not have the attribute.
     * @param element
     * @param attribute
     * @param defaultValue
     */
    public static final String getAttribute(Element element, String attribute, String defaultValue) {
        if (element.hasAttribute(attribute))
            return element.getAttribute(attribute);
        return defaultValue;
    }
}

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2. attributeFloat(Node node, String attributeName)
3. attributeIntValue(Element e, String attr)
4. attributeMap(Element element)
5. attributeOrNull(Node node, String... attributes)
6. attributes(final Element element)
7. attributesAsMap(Element element)
8. attributesOf(Element element)
9. attributeString(Node node, String attributeName)