Returns whether the given XML Node can have children. - Java XML

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Returns whether the given XML Node can have children.

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//package com.java2s;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns whether the given Node can have children.
     *
     * @param parentNode The Node to test
     * @return <code>true</code> if the node can have children,
     *   <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    public static boolean canHaveChildren(Node parentNode) {
        if (parentNode == null) {
            return false;
        }
        switch (parentNode.getNodeType()) {
        case Node.DOCUMENT_NODE:
        case Node.TEXT_NODE:
        case Node.COMMENT_NODE:
        case Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE:
        case Node.PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE:
            return false;
        default:
            return true;
        }
    }
}

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