Java XML Has Child hasChildElements(Node node)

Description

Checks if a Node has a valid element

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
node	Node to be verified

Return

true if has Child elements

Declaration

public static boolean hasChildElements(Node node) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Checks if a Node has a valid element
     * 
     * @param node Node to be verified
     * 
     * @return true if has Child elements
     */
    public static boolean hasChildElements(Node node) {
        NodeList nodelist = node.getChildNodes();
        for (int i = 0; i < nodelist.getLength(); i++) {
            Node childNode = nodelist.item(i);
            if (childNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}

Related

1. hasChildElements(Element element)
2. hasChildElements(Element element)
3. hasChildElements(Node node)
4. hasChildElements(Node node)
5. hasChildElements(Node node)
6. hasChildElementWithAttribute(Element element, String attributeName, String attributeValue)
7. hasChildNode(Element root, String childNodeName)
8. hasChildNode(Node parentNode, String nodeName)
9. hasChildNodeByName(Node element, CharSequence nodeName, boolean caseSensitive)