Java XML Element Value getElementValue(Element element, String name)

Description

Gets the value of a named child element.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	The parent element.
name	The name of the child element to retrieve the value from.

Return

The text value of the child element.

Declaration

public static String getElementValue(Element element, String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from w w w  .ja va 2  s.c  o m
 * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2014  Eric Van Dewoestine
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets the value of a named child element.
     *
     * @param element The parent element.
     * @param name The name of the child element to retrieve the value from.
     * @return The text value of the child element.
     */
    public static String getElementValue(Element element, String name) {
        return ((Element) element.getElementsByTagName(name).item(0)).getFirstChild().getNodeValue();
    }
}

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