Java XML First Child Element getFirstChildElement(Element element)

Description

Returns the first child element, or null if none exists.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	a parameter

Return

Element

Declaration

public static Element getFirstChildElement(Element element) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

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

public class Main {
    /**//from  ww w.jav a 2  s  . c om
     * Returns the first child element, or null if none exists.
     * @param element
     * @return Element
     */
    public static Element getFirstChildElement(Element element) {
        for (Node node = element.getFirstChild(); node != null; node = node.getNextSibling()) {
            if (node instanceof Element) {
                return (Element) node;
            }
        }

        return null;
    }
}

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