Here you can find the source of addChildElement(Element parentElement, String elementName)
static public Element addChildElement(Element parentElement, String elementName)
//package com.java2s; /*//from www. j a v a 2 s . c o m * BioJava development code * * This code may be freely distributed and modified under the * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licence. This should * be distributed with the code. If you do not have a copy, * see: * * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html * * Copyright for this code is held jointly by the individual * authors. These should be listed in @author doc comments. * * For more information on the BioJava project and its aims, * or to join the biojava-l mailing list, visit the home page * at: * * http://www.biojava.org/ * */ import org.w3c.dom.Element; public class Main { static public Element addChildElement(Element parentElement, String elementName) { Element childElement = parentElement.getOwnerDocument().createElement(elementName); parentElement.appendChild(childElement); return childElement; } }