Returns the value of the named attribute of the given element. - Java XML

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Returns the value of the named attribute of the given element.

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//package com.java2s;

import org.w3c.dom.Attr;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Main {
    /**
     * <p>Returns the value of the named attribute of the given
     * element. If there is no such attribute, returns null.</p>
     *
     * @param element element
     * @param name    name
     * @return value
     */
    static String getAttributeValue(Element element, String name) {
        Attr attribute = element.getAttributeNode(name);
        if (attribute == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            return attribute.getValue();
        }
    }
}

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