Java XML First Child Element getFirstChild(Element element)

Description

get First Child

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static Element getFirstChild(Element element) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* //from  w  w w  .j a va2  s  .co  m
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import org.w3c.dom.*;

public class Main {
    public static Element getFirstChild(Element element) {
        NodeList children = element.getChildNodes();
        Node child;
        for (int index = 0; index < children.getLength(); index++) {
            child = children.item(index);
            if ((child instanceof Element)) {
                return (Element) child;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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