Java XML Element Get from Parent getFirstElement(Node parent)

Description

get First Element

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
parent	a parameter

Declaration

public static Element getFirstElement(Node parent) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * @param parent
     * @return
     */
    public static Element getFirstElement(Node parent) {
        Node n = parent.getFirstChild();
        while (n != null && Node.ELEMENT_NODE != n.getNodeType()) {
            n = n.getNextSibling();
        }
        if (n == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return (Element) n;
    }
}

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