Here you can find the source of getNodeValue(Node node)
public static String getNodeValue(Node node)
//package com.java2s; /*!/* w w w .j a v a2s . co m*/ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 as published by the Free Software * Foundation. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this * program; if not, you can obtain a copy at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html * or from the Free Software Foundation, Inc., * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. * * This program 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 Lesser General Public License for more details. * * Copyright (c) 2002-2013 Pentaho Corporation.. All rights reserved. */ import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static String getNodeValue(Node node) { if (node == null) { return null; } NodeList children = node.getChildNodes(); for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); i++) { Node child = children.item(i); if (child.getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE) { return child.getNodeValue(); } } return null; } }