Java XML Node Move moveNodeUp(Node node)

Description

Move an element prior to his previous sibling.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
node	the node to move up

Return

true if the element was moved

Declaration

public static boolean moveNodeUp(Node node) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   w ww.  ja v  a  2s . c o m*/
 * ? Copyright IBM Corp. 2012
 * 
 * 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.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Move an element prior to his previous sibling.
     * If the element doesn't have a previous sibling, then nothing is moved
     * @param node the node to move up
     * @return true if the element was moved
     */
    public static boolean moveNodeUp(Node node) {
        Node parent = node.getParentNode();
        Node previous = node.getPreviousSibling();
        if (previous != null) {
            parent.removeChild(node);
            parent.insertBefore(node, previous);
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

Related

1. moveDown(final Node currentN)
2. moveNodeDown(Node node)