Here you can find the source of getText(NodeList elem)
public static String getText(NodeList elem)
//package com.java2s; /**//from w ww . j ava2 s. c om * Copyright 2012 Lyncode * * Licensed 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. * * @author Development @ Lyncode <development@lyncode.com> * @version 2.2.9 */ import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static String getText(Node elem) { if (elem.getNodeType() == Element.TEXT_NODE) return elem.getTextContent(); else if (elem.hasChildNodes()) return elem.getFirstChild().getTextContent(); return ""; } public static String getText(NodeList elem) { if (elem.getLength() > 0 && elem.item(0).getFirstChild() != null) return elem.item(0).getFirstChild().getTextContent(); return ""; } }