Java XML Element Sibling getNextSiblingElement(Element elem)

Description

Return the next sibling element of the given element.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
elem	Element whose sibling element is to be returned

Return

the next sibling element.

Declaration

public static Element getNextSiblingElement(Element elem) 

Method Source Code

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import org.w3c.dom.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Return the next sibling element of the given element. Null if no
     * more sibling elements are found.
     *
     * @param elem Element whose sibling element is to be returned
     * @return the next sibling element.
     */
    public static Element getNextSiblingElement(Element elem) {
        for (Node n = elem.getNextSibling(); n != null; n = n.getNextSibling()) {
            if (n.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                return (Element) n;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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