Java Utililty Methods XML Node Select

List of utility methods to do XML Node Select

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Description

The list of methods to do XML Node Select are organized into topic(s).

Method

ElementselectElement(Node node, String uri, String nodeName)
select Element 
while (node != null) {
    if (nodeName.equals(node.getLocalName()) && uri.equals(node.getNamespaceURI()))
        return (Element) node;
    Element located = findElementinChilds(node, uri, nodeName);
    if (located != null) {
        return located;
return null;
NodeselectNode(Node node, String tag)
select Node 
NodeList nodes = node.getChildNodes();
for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) {
    Node n = nodes.item(i);
    if (n instanceof Element && ((Element) n).getTagName().equals(tag)) {
        return n;
return null;
...
ElementselectNode(Node sibling, String uri, String nodeName, int number)
select Node 
while (sibling != null) {
    if (sibling.getNamespaceURI() != null && sibling.getNamespaceURI().equals(uri)
            && sibling.getLocalName().equals(nodeName)) {
        if (number == 0) {
            return (Element) sibling;
        number--;
    sibling = sibling.getNextSibling();
return null;
ElementselectNode(Node sibling, String uri, String nodeName, int number)
select Node 
while (sibling != null) {
    if (sibling.getNamespaceURI() != null && sibling.getNamespaceURI().equals(uri)
            && sibling.getLocalName().equals(nodeName)) {
        if (number == 0) {
            return (Element) sibling;
        number--;
    sibling = sibling.getNextSibling();
return null;
ElementselectNode(Node sibling, String uri, String nodeName, int number)
select Node 
while (sibling != null) {
    if (nodeName.equals(sibling.getLocalName()) && uri.equals(sibling.getNamespaceURI())) {
        if (number == 0) {
            return (Element) sibling;
        number--;
    sibling = sibling.getNextSibling();
...
NodeselectNodeByName(Node node, String nodeName)
Method selectNodeByName. 
Node nodeToReturn = null;
int i = 0;
NodeList currNodes = node.getChildNodes();
int length = currNodes.getLength();
while ((i < length) && (nodeToReturn == null)) {
    Node thisNode = currNodes.item(i);
    if (thisNode.getNodeName().equals(nodeName)) {
        nodeToReturn = thisNode;
...
Element[]selectNodes(Node sibling, String uri, String nodeName)
select Nodes 
List<Element> list = new ArrayList<Element>();
while (sibling != null) {
    if (sibling.getNamespaceURI() != null && sibling.getNamespaceURI().equals(uri)
            && sibling.getLocalName().equals(nodeName)) {
        list.add((Element) sibling);
    sibling = sibling.getNextSibling();
return list.toArray(new Element[list.size()]);
Element[]selectNodes(Node sibling, String uri, String nodeName)
select Nodes 
int size = 20;
Element[] a = new Element[size];
int curr = 0;
while (sibling != null) {
    if (nodeName.equals(sibling.getLocalName()) && uri.equals(sibling.getNamespaceURI())) {
        a[curr++] = (Element) sibling;
        if (size <= curr) {
            int cursize = size << 2;
...
TextselectNodeText(Node sibling, String uri, String nodeName, int number)
select Node Text 
Node n = selectNode(sibling, uri, nodeName, number);
if (n == null) {
    return null;
n = n.getFirstChild();
while (n != null && n.getNodeType() != Node.TEXT_NODE) {
    n = n.getNextSibling();
return (Text) n;
TextselectNodeText(Node sibling, String uri, String nodeName, int number)
select Node Text 
Node n = selectNode(sibling, uri, nodeName, number);
if (n == null) {
    return null;
n = n.getFirstChild();
while (n != null && n.getNodeType() != Node.TEXT_NODE) {
    n = n.getNextSibling();
return (Text) n;