Java XML Child Get by Name getChildByName(Node node, String name)

Description

Returns the first child of a node with a specified name.

License

Creative Commons License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
node	The parent node.
name	The name of the child.

Return

The first child of node named name.

Declaration

public static Node getChildByName(Node node, String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Creative Commons License 

import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

public class Main {
    /**// w ww . ja  v  a 2s.  com
     * Returns the first child of a node with a specified name.
     * 
     * @param node The parent node.
     * @param name The name of the child.
     * @return The first child of <code>node</code> named <code>name</code>.
     */
    public static Node getChildByName(Node node, String name) {
        try {
            NodeList list = node.getChildNodes();
            for (int i = 0; i < list.getLength(); i++) {
                if (list.item(i).getNodeName().equals(name)) {
                    return list.item(i);
                }
            }
            return null;

        } catch (Exception e) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

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