Java XML Has Child hasChildNodeByName(Node element, CharSequence nodeName, boolean caseSensitive)

Description

Indicates if the passed node has a child node of the passed name

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	The node to inspect
nodeName	The name of the child node to look for
caseSensitive	true for a case sensitive node, false for case insensitive

Return

true if the named child node exists, false otherwise

Declaration

public static boolean hasChildNodeByName(Node element, CharSequence nodeName, boolean caseSensitive) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from  w ww .  j av a 2s  .  co  m*/
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import org.w3c.dom.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Indicates if the passed node has a child node of the passed name 
     * @param element The node to inspect
     * @param nodeName The name of the child node to look for
     * @param caseSensitive true for a case sensitive node, false for case insensitive
     * @return true if the named child node exists, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean hasChildNodeByName(Node element, CharSequence nodeName, boolean caseSensitive) {
        if (element == null)
            return false;
        if (nodeName == null)
            return false;
        final String name = nodeName.toString().trim();
        if (name.isEmpty())
            return false;
        NodeList list = element.getChildNodes();
        for (int i = 0; i < list.getLength(); i++) {
            Node node = list.item(i);
            if (caseSensitive) {
                if (node.getNodeName().equals(name))
                    return true;
            } else {
                if (node.getNodeName().equalsIgnoreCase(name))
                    return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}

Related

1. hasChildElements(Node node)
2. hasChildElements(Node node)
3. hasChildElementWithAttribute(Element element, String attributeName, String attributeValue)
4. hasChildNode(Element root, String childNodeName)
5. hasChildNode(Node parentNode, String nodeName)
6. hasChildNodes(Element element, String name)
7. hasChildNS(Node parent, String ns, String name)
8. hasChildOfType(final Element e, final String name)
9. hasChildren(Element e)