Java XML First Child Element getFirstChildElement(Element elem)

Description

Return the first child element of the given element.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
elem	Element whose child is to be returned

Return

the first child element.

Declaration

public static Element getFirstChildElement(Element elem) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import org.w3c.dom.Element;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Return the first child element of the given element. Null if no
     * children are found.
     *
     * @param elem Element whose child is to be returned
     * @return the first child element.
     */
    public static Element getFirstChildElement(Element elem) {
        for (Node n = elem.getFirstChild(); n != null; n = n.getNextSibling()) {
            if (n.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                return (Element) n;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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