Java XML Element to String getString(Element root, String name)

Description

get String

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String getString(Element root, String name) 

Method Source Code

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

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Main {
    public static String getString(Element root, String name) {
        try {// w  w w  .  java 2s. c  o  m
            Element e = (Element) root.getElementsByTagName(name).item(0);
            return e.getTextContent();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println("Failed to parse String for tag " + name + "!");
        }
        return "NOT SET";
    }
}

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