Java XML Child Node Get getChildNodeText(Element element, String nodeTagName)

Description

Returns the text of the child element identified by nodeTagName.

License

CDDL license

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	This is the element where the child element may be found.
nodeTagName	This is the name of the child element.

Exception

Parameter	Description
Exception	if an error is encountered.

Return

text of the child element.

Declaration

public static String getChildNodeText(Element element, String nodeTagName) throws Exception 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /** 
     * Returns the text of the child element identified by nodeTagName.
     *
     * @param element This is the element where the child element may be found.
     * @param nodeTagName This is the name of the child element.
     * @return text of the child element.
     * @throws Exception if an error is encountered.
     */
    public static String getChildNodeText(Element element, String nodeTagName) throws Exception {

        NodeList elements = element.getElementsByTagName(nodeTagName);

        for (int j = 0; j < elements.getLength(); j++) {
            Node node = (Node) elements.item(j);
            NodeList elementsChild = node.getChildNodes();
            for (int k = 0; k < elementsChild.getLength(); k++) {
                Node node2 = (Node) elementsChild.item(k);
                if (node2.getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE) {
                    return node2.getNodeValue();
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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3. getChildNodesByName(Node node, String name)
4. getChildNodesByTagName(final Element element, final String tagName)
5. getChildNodesWithName(Node node, String name)
6. getChildNodeText(Node root, String childName)
7. getChildNodeTextContent(Node parentNode, String childElementName)
8. getChildNodeTextContents(Node node, String name)
9. getChildNodeValue(Element node, String tagName)