Java XML Node Text Value getTextData(Node element)

Description

Gets a TEXT node value from the specified Element node.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	a ELEMENT Node has TEXT node

Declaration

public static String getTextData(Node element) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w w w. j  a  v  a 2 s . com
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import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets a TEXT node value from the specified Element node.
     *
     * @param element a ELEMENT Node has TEXT node 
     */
    /* TODO: Child? */
    public static String getTextData(Node element) {
        if (element.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(element + " is not ELEMENT node");
        }
        Node description = element.getNextSibling();
        if (description.getNodeType() != Node.TEXT_NODE) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(description + " is not TEXT node");
        }
        return description.getNodeValue();
    }

    /**
     * Gets variable of the specified node.
     * 
     * @param node the specified node.
     * @return variable of the specified node.
     */
    public static String getNodeValue(Node node) {
        return node.getNodeValue();
    }
}

Related

1. getTextContent(Node node, String defaultValue)
2. getTextContent(Node node, String path)
3. getTextContent(org.w3c.dom.Node element)
4. getTextContentOld(final Node node)
5. getTextContents(Node node)
6. getTextData(Node node)
7. getTextForNode(Node node)
8. getTextForNode(Node node)
9. getTextForNode(Node node)