Java XML Element Sibling getNextElementSibling(Element aElement)

Description

Gets the next sibling Element of a provided Element.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
aElement	Element to start scan for the next Element.

Return

Found DOM Element Node if found; null otherwise.

Declaration

public static Element getNextElementSibling(Element aElement) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import org.w3c.dom.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets the next sibling Element of a provided Element.
     * 
     * @param aElement
     *            Element to start scan for the next Element.
     * @return Found DOM Element Node if found; <code>null</code> otherwise.
     */
    public static Element getNextElementSibling(Element aElement) {
        Element theSibling = null;
        Node theCurrNode = aElement;

        while ((theCurrNode != null) && (theSibling == null)) {
            theCurrNode = theCurrNode.getNextSibling();

            if ((theCurrNode != null)
                    && (theCurrNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE)) {
                theSibling = (Element) theCurrNode;
            }
        }

        return theSibling;
    }
}

Related

1. countPrecedingSiblingsOfType(Element inElem)
2. getNextSibling(Element element)
3. getNextSibling(Element h2)
4. getNextSibling(Element node, String name)
5. getNextSiblingElement(Element el)