Java XML Element Get Value getValue(Element element)

Description

Get the text value for the specified element.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	The Element

Return

The value String or null

Declaration

public static String getValue(Element element) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

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

import org.w3c.dom.Text;

public class Main {
    /**//w  w  w  . ja  va2 s.  co  m
     * Get the text value for the specified element.  If the element is null, or the element's body is empty then this
     * method will return null.
     *
     * @param element The Element
     * @return The value String or null
     */
    public static String getValue(Element element) {
        if (element != null) {
            Node dataNode = element.getFirstChild();
            if (dataNode != null) {
                return ((Text) dataNode).getData();
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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