Java XML First Child Element getFirstNamedChildNode(Element element, String string)

Description

get First Named Child Node

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static Node getFirstNamedChildNode(Element element, String string) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2000-2013 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
 * any later version.//from   w  w w.  ja va 2 s.c  o  m
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
 * details.
 *
 * Contributors:
 *       Gregory Amerson - initial implementation and ongoing maintenance
 *******************************************************************************/

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

public class Main {
    public static Node getFirstNamedChildNode(Element element, String string) {
        NodeList children = element.getChildNodes();

        if (children != null && children.getLength() > 0) {
            for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); i++) {
                Node item = children.item(i);

                if (item.getNodeName().equals(string)) {
                    return item;
                }
            }
        }

        return null;
    }
}

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