Here you can find the source of hasChildren(Element element, String childName)
public static boolean hasChildren(Element element, String childName)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w .ja v a2 s .c o m * Copyright 2010 CENATIC * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static boolean hasChildren(Element element, String childName) { NodeList ndLs = element.getElementsByTagName(childName); if (ndLs == null) return false; if (ndLs.getLength() > 0) return true; return false; } }