Here you can find the source of getChildElements(Element parent)
static public List<Element> getChildElements(Element parent)
//package com.java2s; /*//ww w . j av a 2 s . c om * Copyright (C) 2010 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS of ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { static public List<Element> getChildElements(Element parent) { ArrayList<Element> retval = new ArrayList<Element>(); Node n = parent.getFirstChild(); while (n != null) { if (n instanceof Element) { retval.add((Element) n); } n = n.getNextSibling(); } return retval; } }