Here you can find the source of getPreviousTypedNode(Node node, short nodeType)
private static Node getPreviousTypedNode(Node node, short nodeType)
//package com.java2s; /**//from www . j a v a 2s . c o m * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. * The ASF licenses this file to You 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 { private static Node getPreviousTypedNode(Node node, short nodeType) { node = node.getPreviousSibling(); while (node != null && node.getNodeType() != nodeType) { node = node.getPreviousSibling(); } return node; } private static short getNodeType(Node node) { return (node != null ? node.getNodeType() : -1); } }