Java XML Element Get by Name getFirstElementByName(Element parent, String name)

Description

Find a element by name.

License

Open Source License

Return

the element found, or null if it is not available

Declaration

public static Element getFirstElementByName(Element parent, String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   ww w  .j ava2s.c  o  m*/
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
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import org.w3c.dom.Element;

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Find a element by name.
     * @return the element found, or null if it is not available
     */
    public static Element getFirstElementByName(Element parent, String name) {
        NodeList l = parent.getChildNodes();
        int count = l.getLength();
        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
            Node n = l.item(i);
            if (n.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                Element e = (Element) n;
                String localName = e.getLocalName();
                if (localName == null) {
                    if (name.equals(e.getNodeName())) {
                        return e;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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