Java XML First Child Element getFirstChildElement(Node node)

Description

Get the first child Element of the supplied node.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
node	The DOM Node.

Return

The first child element

Declaration

public static Element getFirstChildElement(Node node) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get the first child Element of the supplied node.
     *
     * @param node The DOM Node.
     * @return The first child element
     */
    public static Element getFirstChildElement(Node node) {
        NodeList children = node.getChildNodes();
        int childCount = children.getLength();

        for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
            Node child = children.item(i);
            if (child != null && child.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                return (Element) child;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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