Here you can find the source of getTextForNode(Node node)
public static String getTextForNode(Node node)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w ww .j a v a 2s . co m * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER. * * Copyright (c) 1997, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. * * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU * General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development * and Distribution License("CDDL") (collectively, the "License"). You * may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can * obtain a copy of the License at * https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/CDDL+GPL-1.1 * or LICENSE.txt. See the License for the specific * language governing permissions and limitations under the License. * * When distributing the software, include this License Header Notice in each * file and include the License file at LICENSE.txt. * * GPL Classpath Exception: * Oracle designates this particular file as subject to the "Classpath" * exception as provided by Oracle in the GPL Version 2 section of the License * file that accompanied this code. * * Modifications: * If applicable, add the following below the License Header, with the fields * enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying information: * "Portions Copyright [year] [name of copyright owner]" * * Contributor(s): * If you wish your version of this file to be governed by only the CDDL or * only the GPL Version 2, indicate your decision by adding "[Contributor] * elects to include this software in this distribution under the [CDDL or GPL * Version 2] license." If you don't indicate a single choice of license, a * recipient has the option to distribute your version of this file under * either the CDDL, the GPL Version 2 or to extend the choice of license to * its licensees as provided above. However, if you add GPL Version 2 code * and therefore, elected the GPL Version 2 license, then the option applies * only if the new code is made subject to such option by the copyright * holder. */ import org.w3c.dom.EntityReference; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; import org.w3c.dom.Text; public class Main { public static String getTextForNode(Node node) { StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(); NodeList children = node.getChildNodes(); if (children.getLength() == 0) return null; for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); ++i) { Node n = children.item(i); if (n instanceof Text) sb.append(n.getNodeValue()); else if (n instanceof EntityReference) { String s = getTextForNode(n); if (s == null) return null; else sb.append(s); } else return null; } return sb.toString(); } }