Java XML Element Get getElementName(Element element)

Description

Returns the element name of the given element.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	a parameter

Return

String

Declaration

public static String getElementName(Element element) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Main {
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     * Returns the element name of the given element.
     * @param element
     * @return String
     */
    public static String getElementName(Element element) {
        // When loading from disk the local name will be setup correctly, but if the local name
        // is fetched directly after calling Document.createElement() then the value will be null.
        // See the JavaDoc for more info.  To workaround this, use the complete node name.
        String elemName = element.getLocalName();
        if (elemName == null) {
            elemName = element.getNodeName();
        }
        return elemName;
    }
}

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7. getElementName(Object obj)
8. getElementNameSansNamespace(Element element)
9. getElementNamespaces(Element element, Set namespaces)