Java XML Element First getFirstElement(String name, Element root)

Description

get First Element

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static Element getFirstElement(String name, Element root) 

Method Source Code

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

import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

public class Main {
    public static Element getFirstElement(String name, Element root) {
        NodeList list = root.getElementsByTagName(name);
        if (list != null) {
            return (Element) list.item(0);
        } else
            return null;
    }
}

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