Java XML First Child Element getFirstLevelChildElementsByTagName(Element parent, String elementName)

Description

Get all the first level child elements with a given tag name.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
parent	Parent Element
elementName	List of all the first level child Elements with a given tag name.

Return

List of all the first level child elements with a given tag name.

Declaration

public static final List<Element> getFirstLevelChildElementsByTagName(Element parent, String elementName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

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

public class Main {
    /**// w w w .  j  a va2 s.co m
     * Get all the first level child elements with a given tag name.
     * 
     * @param parent
     *            Parent Element
     * @param elementName
     *            List of all the first level child Elements with a given tag name.
     * 
     * @return List of all the first level child elements with a given tag name.
     */
    public static final List<Element> getFirstLevelChildElementsByTagName(Element parent, String elementName) {
        NodeList nodeList = parent.getChildNodes();

        ArrayList<Element> childList = new ArrayList<Element>(nodeList.getLength());

        Node childNode = parent.getFirstChild();
        while (childNode != null) {
            if (childNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                String localName = ((Element) childNode).getLocalName();
                if (localName.equals(elementName)) {
                    childList.add((Element) childNode);
                }
            }
            childNode = childNode.getNextSibling();
        }

        return childList;
    }
}

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