Java XML Child Node Get getChildNodeByLocalName(final Node parentNode, final String localNodeName)

Description

Get the a specific child node from its parent node by matching the local name.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
parentNode	the parent node.
localNodeName	the local name of the node.

Return

the node with the matching local name; otherwise, null if not found.

Declaration

public static Node getChildNodeByLocalName(final Node parentNode, final String localNodeName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get the a specific child node from its parent node by matching the local
     * name. If not found, return null.
     *
     * @param parentNode
     *          the parent node.
     * @param localNodeName
     *          the local name of the node.
     * @return the node with the matching local name; otherwise, null if not
     * found.
     */
    public static Node getChildNodeByLocalName(final Node parentNode, final String localNodeName) {
        final NodeList children = parentNode.getChildNodes();
        for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); i++) {
            final Node child = children.item(i);
            if (child.getLocalName() != null) {
                if (child.getLocalName().equals(localNodeName)) {
                    return child;
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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