Java XML First Child Element getFirstElementChild(Element aElement)

Description

Gets the first DOM Element Node of the aElement DOM Element.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
aElement	Element to scan for the first element.

Return

Found DOM Element Node if found; null otherwise.

Declaration

public static Element getFirstElementChild(Element aElement) 

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 {
    /**
     * Gets the first DOM Element Node of the <code>aElement</code> DOM Element.
     * 
     * @param aElement
     *            Element to scan for the first element.
     * @return Found DOM Element Node if found; <code>null</code> otherwise.
     */
    public static Element getFirstElementChild(Element aElement) {
        NodeList children = aElement.getChildNodes();

        for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); i++) {
            if (children.item(i).getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                return (Element) children.item(i);
            }
        }

        return null;
    }
}

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