Java XML Has Child hasElementChild(Node node)

Description

Checks if a node has a child of ELEMENT type.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
node	a node

Return

true if the node has a child of ELEMENT type

Declaration

public static boolean hasElementChild(Node node) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Checks if a node has a child of ELEMENT type.
     * @param node a node
     * @return true if the node has a child of ELEMENT type
     */
    public static boolean hasElementChild(Node node) {
        NodeList nl = node.getChildNodes();
        Node child = null;
        int length = nl.getLength();

        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            child = nl.item(i);

            if (child.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }
}

Related

1. hasChildren(Element element)
2. hasChildren(Element element, String childName)
3. hasChildren(final Element el)
4. hasChildren(final Node node)
5. hasElementChild(Node node)
6. hasElementChildren(Element element)
7. hasElementChildren(Element elemNode)
8. hasElementChildren(Element elemNode)
9. hasNamedChild(Element e, String name)