Java XML Child Element Create createChild(Element el, String name, boolean attach)

Description

Creates an element with the given name in the specified element's DOM, inserting it into the tree structure as a child of that element if the attach flag is set.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static Element createChild(Element el, String name, boolean attach) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

import org.w3c.dom.*;

public class Main {
    /**/* ww w.ja va 2s. co m*/
     * Creates a child element with the given name beneath the specified element.
     */
    public static Element createChild(Element el, String name) {
        return createChild(el, name, true);
    }

    /**
     * Creates an element with the given name in the specified element's DOM,
     * inserting it into the tree structure as a child of that element
     * if the attach flag is set.
     */
    public static Element createChild(Element el, String name, boolean attach) {
        Element child = el.getOwnerDocument().createElement(name);
        if (attach)
            el.appendChild(child);
        return child;
    }
}

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