Java XML First Child Element getFirstChildElement(Node n)

Description

Gets the first child Element of the node, skipping any Text nodes such as whitespace.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
n	The parent in which to search for children

Return

The first child Element of n, or null if none

Declaration

public static Element getFirstChildElement(Node n) 

Method Source Code

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import org.w3c.dom.Element;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets the first child Element of the node, skipping any Text nodes such as whitespace.
     * 
     * @param n The parent in which to search for children
     * @return The first child Element of n, or null if none
     */
    public static Element getFirstChildElement(Node n) {
        Node child = n.getFirstChild();
        while (child != null && child.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
            child = child.getNextSibling();
        }

        if (child != null) {
            return (Element) child;
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

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