Java XML Element Value getElementValue(final Element target)

Description

returns the text value associated with the element

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
target	- the element

Return

- the text value

Declaration

public static String getElementValue(final Element target) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import org.w3c.dom.*;

public class Main {
    /**/*from  w  ww  . jav a  2 s.  c o  m*/
     * returns the text value associated with the element
     *
     * @param target - the element
     * @return - the text value
     */
    public static String getElementValue(final Element target) {

        final NodeList nodeList = target.getChildNodes();
        if (nodeList == null) {
            return null;
        }
        for (int current = 0; current < nodeList.getLength(); current++) {
            final Node node = nodeList.item(current);
            if (node instanceof Text) {
                final Text text = (Text) node;
                final String value = text.getNodeValue();
                if ((value != null) && (!value.isEmpty())) {
                    return value;
                }
            }
        }
        return "";
    }
}

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