Here you can find the source of getLastChildElement(Element e)
e which is an element, or null if there is no such element.
public static Element getLastChildElement(Element e)
//package com.java2s; /**/* w ww . j ava 2s .c o m*/ * Copyright 2000-2006 DFKI GmbH. * All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to use and distribute * this software and its documentation without restriction, including * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of this work, and to * permit persons to whom this work is furnished to do so, subject to * the following conditions: * * 1. The code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of * conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Any modifications must be clearly marked as such. * 3. Original authors' names are not deleted. * 4. The authors' names are not used to endorse or promote products * derived from this software without specific prior written * permission. * * DFKI GMBH AND THE CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS WORK DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH * REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL DFKI GMBH NOR THE * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL * DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR * PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS * ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF * THIS SOFTWARE. */ import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { /** * Get the last child of <code>e</code> which is an element, * or <code>null</code> if there is no such element. */ public static Element getLastChildElement(Element e) { Node n = e.getLastChild(); while (n != null && n.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE) { n = n.getPreviousSibling(); } // Now n is either null or an Element return (Element) n; } }