Java XML Element Get getElement(Element config, String elementName)

Description

returns the first element with the given name, null if none exists.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static Element getElement(Element config, String elementName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

public class Main {
    /**//from   ww  w  .jav  a 2  s .c o  m
     * returns the first element with the given name, null if none exists.
     */
    public static Element getElement(Element config, String elementName) {
        NodeList children = config.getChildNodes();
        for (int counter = 0; counter < children.getLength(); counter++) {
            if (children.item(counter) instanceof Element) {
                Element el = (Element) children.item(counter);
                if (el.getTagName().equals(elementName)) {
                    return el;
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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