Java XML Node Parent getParentElement(Element element)

Description

Get parent element of specified element

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static Element getParentElement(Element element) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   www  . j a  v  a 2  s . co m*/
 * Copyright 2010, 2011 Institut Pasteur.
 * 
 * This file is part of ICY.
 * 
 * ICY is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * ICY is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with ICY. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get parent element of specified element
     */
    public static Element getParentElement(Element element) {
        Node parent = element.getParentNode();

        while (parent != null) {
            if (parent instanceof Element)
                return (Element) parent;

            parent = parent.getParentNode();
        }

        return null;
    }
}

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