Java XML Child Get getChildElements(final Element elm)

Description

Get all child elements for the element

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
elm	The element for which to locate children

Return

All children

Declaration

public static List<Element> getChildElements(final Element elm) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get all child elements for the element
     * 
     * @param elm
     *            The element for which to locate children
     * @return All children
     */
    public static List<Element> getChildElements(final Element elm) {
        List<Element> elements = new ArrayList<Element>();
        NodeList childs = elm.getChildNodes();
        for (int i = 0; i < childs.getLength(); i++) {
            Node child = childs.item(i);

            if (child instanceof Element) {
                elements.add((Element) child);
            }
        }

        return elements;
    }
}

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