Java XML First Child Element getFirstChildByType(Element element, short nodeType)

Description

get First Child By Type

License

BSD License

Declaration

public static Node getFirstChildByType(Element element, short nodeType) 

Method Source Code

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import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

public class Main {
    public static Node getFirstChildByType(Element element, short nodeType) {
        NodeList childNodes = element.getChildNodes();
        for (int i = 0; i < childNodes.getLength(); i++) {
            if (childNodes.item(i).getNodeType() == nodeType) {
                return childNodes.item(i);
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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