Checks whether a XML node is ancestor of another node. - Java XML

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Checks whether a XML node is ancestor of another node.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Checks whether a node is ancestor of another node.
     *
     * @param node
     *            The potential ancestor node
     * @param descendant
     *            The potential descendant node
     * @return True if node is ancestor of the descendant node
     */
    public static boolean isAncestorOf(Node node, Node descendant) {
        if (node == null || descendant == null) {
            return false;
        }
        for (Node currentNode = descendant.getParentNode(); currentNode != null; currentNode = currentNode
                .getParentNode()) {
            if (currentNode == node) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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