Java XML First Child Element getFirstElementChild(Element elemNode)

Description

Returns the first element node within the children of the specified element.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
elemNode	The element whose first element child is to be returned.

Declaration

public static Element getFirstElementChild(Element elemNode) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the first element node within the children of the specified element.
     *
     * @param elemNode The element whose first element child is to be returned.
     */
    public static Element getFirstElementChild(Element elemNode) {
        NodeList nl = elemNode.getChildNodes();
        for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) {
            Node cand = nl.item(i);
            if (cand.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                return (Element) cand;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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5. getFirstElementChild(Element element)
6. getFirstElementChild(Element elemNode)
7. getFirstElementChild(Element parent)
8. GetFirstElementChild(Element tag)
9. getFirstElementChild(final Element element, final String namespace, final String localname)