Java XML Duration Add appendElement(Node parent, String tagName)

Description

Appends a child element with the given tag name to the specified parent node.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
parent	the parent node
tagName	the tag name

Return

the new element with the given tag name that is a child of the parent node

Declaration

public static Element appendElement(Node parent, String tagName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**//from  w w w .j a  v  a  2s. c o m
     * Appends a child element with the given tag name to the specified parent node. If the parent node 
     * is the Document, it is used itself.
     *
     * @param parent the parent node
     * @param tagName the tag name
     * @return the new element with the given tag name that is a child of the parent node
     */
    public static Element appendElement(Node parent, String tagName) {
        return ((Element) parent
                .appendChild((parent.getOwnerDocument() != null ? parent.getOwnerDocument() : (Document) parent)
                        .createElement(tagName)));
    }
}

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