Java XML First Child Element getFirstNamedChild(Node n, String name)

Description

Check if the given node has a child with the specified name Return the child of the specified name, or null if not found

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
n	The parent node
namespace	The namespace name
name	The node name

Declaration

public static Node getFirstNamedChild(Node n, String name) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Check if the given node has a child with the specified name
     * Return the child of the specified name, or null if not found
     * @param n The parent node
     * @param namespace The namespace name
     * @param name The node name
     * @return
     */
    public static Node getFirstNamedChild(Node n, String name) {
        NodeList children = n.getChildNodes();
        for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); i++) {
            Node currentChild = children.item(i);
            String localName = currentChild.getNodeName();
            if (localName != null && localName.equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
                return currentChild;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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