W3C DOM utility methods
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import java.util.List;
import java.util.Vector;
import org.w3c.dom.Attr;
import org.w3c.dom.Comment;
import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.NamedNodeMap;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
import org.w3c.dom.Text;
/**
* W3C DOM utility methods.
* @author tfennelly
*/
public abstract class DomUtils {
/**
* Copy child node references from source to target.
* @param source Source Node.
* @param target Target Node.
*/
public static void copyChildNodes(Node source, Node target) {
List nodeList = DomUtils.copyNodeList(source.getChildNodes());
int childCount = nodeList.size();
for(int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
target.appendChild((Node)nodeList.get(i));
}
}
/**
* Replace one node with another node.
* @param newNode New node - added in same location as oldNode.
* @param oldNode Old node - removed.
*/
public static void replaceNode(Node newNode, Node oldNode) {
Node parentNode = oldNode.getParentNode();
if(parentNode == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot replace node [" + oldNode + "] with [" + newNode + "]. [" + oldNode + "] has no parent.");
} else {
parentNode.replaceChild(newNode, oldNode);
}
}
/**
* Replace one node with a list of nodes.
* <p/>
* Clones the NodeList elements.
* @param newNodes New nodes - added in same location as oldNode.
* @param oldNode Old node - removed.
*/
public static void replaceNode(NodeList newNodes, Node oldNode) {
replaceNode(newNodes, oldNode, true);
}
/**
* Replace one node with a list of nodes.
* @param newNodes New nodes - added in same location as oldNode.
* @param oldNode Old node - removed.
* @param clone Clone Nodelist Nodes.
*/
public static void replaceNode(NodeList newNodes, Node oldNode, boolean clone) {
Node parentNode = oldNode.getParentNode();
if(parentNode == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot replace [" + oldNode + "] with a NodeList. [" + oldNode + "] has no parent.");
return;
}
int nodeCount = newNodes.getLength();
List nodeList = DomUtils.copyNodeList(newNodes);
if(nodeCount == 0) {
if(!(parentNode instanceof Document)) {
parentNode.removeChild(oldNode);
}
return;
}
if(parentNode instanceof Document) {
List elements = DomUtils.getElements(newNodes, "*", null);
if(!elements.isEmpty()) {
System.out.println("Request to replace the Document root node with a 1+ in length NodeList. Replacing root node with the first element node from the NodeList.");
parentNode.removeChild(oldNode);
parentNode.appendChild((Node)elements.get(0));
} else {
System.out.println("Cannot replace document root element with a NodeList that doesn't contain an element node.");
}
} else {
for(int i = 0; i < nodeCount; i++) {
if(clone) {
parentNode.insertBefore(((Node)nodeList.get(i)).cloneNode(true), oldNode);
} else {
parentNode.insertBefore((Node)nodeList.get(i), oldNode);
}
}
parentNode.removeChild(oldNode);
}
}
/**
* Insert the supplied node before the supplied reference node (refNode).
* @param newNode Node to be inserted.
* @param refNode Reference node before which the supplied nodes should
* be inserted.
*/
public static void insertBefore(Node newNode, Node refNode) {
Node parentNode = refNode.getParentNode();
if(parentNode == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot insert [" + newNode + "] before [" + refNode + "]. [" + refNode + "] has no parent.");
return;
}
if(parentNode instanceof Document && newNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
System.out.println("Request to insert an element before the Document root node. This is not allowed. Replacing the Document root with the new Node.");
parentNode.removeChild(refNode);
parentNode.appendChild(newNode);
} else {
parentNode.insertBefore(newNode, refNode);
}
}
/**
* Insert the supplied nodes before the supplied reference node (refNode).
* @param newNodes Nodes to be inserted.
* @param refNode Reference node before which the supplied nodes should
* be inserted.
*/
public static void insertBefore(NodeList newNodes, Node refNode) {
Node parentNode = refNode.getParentNode();
if(parentNode == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot insert a NodeList before [" + refNode + "]. [" + refNode + "] has no parent.");
return;
}
int nodeCount = newNodes.getLength();
List nodeList = DomUtils.copyNodeList(newNodes);
if(nodeCount == 0) {
return;
}
if(parentNode instanceof Document) {
List elements = DomUtils.getElements(newNodes, "*", null);
if(!elements.isEmpty()) {
System.out.println("Request to insert a NodeList before the Document root node. Will replace the root element with the 1st element node from the NodeList.");
parentNode.removeChild(refNode);
parentNode.appendChild((Node)elements.get(0));
} else {
System.out.println("Cannot insert beforen the document root element from a NodeList that doesn't contain an element node.");
}
for(int i = 0; i < nodeCount; i++) {
Node node = (Node)nodeList.get(i);
if(node.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
System.out.println("****" + node);
parentNode.insertBefore(node, refNode);
}
}
} else {
for(int i = 0; i < nodeCount; i++) {
parentNode.insertBefore((Node)nodeList.get(i), refNode);
}
}
}
/**
* Rename element.
* @param element The element to be renamed.
* @param replacementElement The tag name of the replacement element.
* @param keepChildContent <code>true</code> if the target element's child content
* is to be copied to the replacement element, false if not. Default <code>true</code>.
* @param keepAttributes <code>true</code> if the target element's attributes
* are to be copied to the replacement element, false if not. Default <code>true</code>.
* @return The renamed element.
*/
public static Element renameElement(Element element, String replacementElement, boolean keepChildContent, boolean keepAttributes) {
Element replacement = element.getOwnerDocument().createElement(replacementElement);
if(keepChildContent) {
DomUtils.copyChildNodes(element, replacement);
}
if(keepAttributes) {
NamedNodeMap attributes = element.getAttributes();
int attributeCount = attributes.getLength();
for(int i = 0; i < attributeCount; i++) {
Attr attribute = (Attr)attributes.item(i);
replacement.setAttribute(attribute.getName(), attribute.getValue());
}
}
DomUtils.replaceNode(replacement, element);
return replacement;
}
/**
* Remove the supplied element from its containing document.
* <p/>
* Tries to manage scenarios where a request is made to remove the root element.
* Cannot remove the root element in any of the following situations:
* <ul>
* <li>"keepChildren" parameter is false.</li>
* <li>root element is empty of {@link Node#ELEMENT_NODE} nodes.</li>
* </ul>
* @param element Element to be removed.
* @param keepChildren Keep child content.
*/
public static void removeElement(Element element, boolean keepChildren) {
Node parent = element.getParentNode();
if(parent == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot remove element [" + element + "]. [" + element + "] has no parent.");
return;
}
NodeList children = element.getChildNodes();
if (parent instanceof Document) {
List childElements = null;
if(!keepChildren) {
System.out.println("Cannot remove document root element [" + DomUtils.getName(element) + "] without keeping child content.");
} else {
if(children != null && children.getLength() > 0) {
childElements = DomUtils.getElements(element, "*", null);
}
if(childElements != null && !childElements.isEmpty()) {
parent.removeChild(element);
parent.appendChild((Element)childElements.get(0));
} else {
System.out.println("Cannot remove empty document root element [" + DomUtils.getName(element) + "].");
}
}
} else {
if(keepChildren && children != null) {
DomUtils.insertBefore(children, element);
}
parent.removeChild(element);
}
}
/**
* Remove all child nodes from the supplied node.
* @param node to be "cleared".
*/
public static void removeChildren(Node node) {
NodeList children = node.getChildNodes();
int nodeCount = children.getLength();
for(int i = 0; i < nodeCount; i++) {
node.removeChild(children.item(0));
}
}
/**
* Copy the nodes of a NodeList into the supplied list.
* <p/>
* This is not a clone. It's just a copy of the node references.
* <p/>
* Allows iteration over the Nodelist using the copy in the knowledge that
* the list will remain the same length. Using the NodeList can result in problems
* because elements can get removed from the list while we're iterating over it.
* @param nodeList Nodelist to copy.
* @return List copy.
*/
public static List copyNodeList(NodeList nodeList) {
Vector copy = new Vector();
if(nodeList != null) {
int nodeCount = nodeList.getLength();
for(int i = 0; i < nodeCount; i++) {
copy.add(nodeList.item(i));
}
}
return copy;
}
/**
* Append the nodes from the supplied list to the supplied node.
* @param node Node to be appended to.
* @param nodes List of nodes to append.
*/
public static void appendList(Node node, List nodes) {
int nodeCount = nodes.size();
for(int i = 0; i < nodeCount; i++) {
node.appendChild((Node)nodes.get(i));
}
}
/**
* Get a boolean attribute from the supplied element.
* @param element The element.
* @param attribName The attribute name.
* @return True if the attribute value is "true" (case insensitive), otherwise false.
*/
public static boolean getBooleanAttrib(Element element, String attribName) {
String attribVal = element.getAttribute(attribName);
return (attribVal != null?attribVal.equalsIgnoreCase("true"):false);
}
/**
* Get a boolean attribute from the supplied element.
* @param element The element.
* @param namespaceURI Namespace URI of the required attribute.
* @param attribName The attribute name.
* @return True if the attribute value is "true" (case insensitive), otherwise false.
*/
public static boolean getBooleanAttrib(Element element, String attribName, String namespaceURI) {
String attribVal = element.getAttributeNS(namespaceURI, attribName);
return (attribVal != null?attribVal.equalsIgnoreCase("true"):false);
}
/**
* Get the parent element of the supplied element having the
* specified tag name.
* @param child Child element.
* @param parentLocalName Parent element local name.
* @return The first parent element of "child" having the tagname "parentName",
* or null if no such parent element exists.
*/
public static Element getParentElement(Element child, String parentLocalName) {
return getParentElement(child, parentLocalName, null);
}
/**
* Get the parent element of the supplied element having the
* specified tag name.
* @param child Child element.
* @param parentLocalName Parent element local name.
* @param namespaceURI Namespace URI of the required parent element,
* or null if a non-namespaced get is to be performed.
* @return The first parent element of "child" having the tagname "parentName",
* or null if no such parent element exists.
*/
public static Element getParentElement(Element child, String parentLocalName, String namespaceURI) {
Node parentNode = child.getParentNode();
while(parentNode != null && parentNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
Element parentElement = (Element)parentNode;
if(getName(parentElement).equalsIgnoreCase(parentLocalName)) {
if(namespaceURI == null) {
return parentElement;
} else if(parentElement.getNamespaceURI().equals(namespaceURI)) {
return parentElement;
}
}
parentNode = parentNode.getParentNode();
}
return null;
}
/**
* Get the name from the supplied element.
* <p/>
* Returns the {@link Node#getLocalName() localName} of the element
* if set (namespaced element), otherwise the
* element's {@link Element#getTagName() tagName} is returned.
* @param element The element.
* @return The element name.
*/
public static String getName(Element element) {
String name = element.getLocalName();
if(name != null) {
return name;
} else {
return element.getTagName();
}
}
/**
* Get attribute value, returning <code>null</code> if unset.
* <p/>
* Some DOM implementations return an empty string for an unset
* attribute.
* @param element The DOM element.
* @param attributeName The attribute to get.
* @return The attribute value, or <code>null</code> if unset.
*/
public static String getAttributeValue(Element element, String attributeName) {
return getAttributeValue(element, attributeName, null);
}
/**
* Get attribute value, returning <code>null</code> if unset.
* <p/>
* Some DOM implementations return an empty string for an unset
* attribute.
* @param element The DOM element.
* @param attributeName The attribute to get.
* @param namespaceURI Namespace URI of the required attribute, or null
* to perform a non-namespaced get.
* @return The attribute value, or <code>null</code> if unset.
*/
public static String getAttributeValue(Element element, String attributeName, String namespaceURI) {
String attributeValue;
if(namespaceURI == null) {
attributeValue = element.getAttribute(attributeName);
} else {
attributeValue = element.getAttributeNS(namespaceURI, attributeName);
}
if(attributeValue.length() == 0 && !element.hasAttribute(attributeName)) {
return null;
}
return attributeValue;
}
public static Node getPreviousSibling(Node node, short nodeType) {
Node parent = node.getParentNode();
if(parent == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot get node [" + node + "] previous sibling. [" + node + "] has no parent.");
return null;
}
NodeList siblings = parent.getChildNodes();
int siblingCount = siblings.getLength();
int nodeIndex = 0;
// Locate the node
for(int i = 0; i < siblingCount; i++) {
Node sibling = siblings.item(i);
if(sibling == node) {
nodeIndex = i;
break;
}
}
if(nodeIndex == 0) {
return null;
}
// Wind back to sibling
for(int i = nodeIndex - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
Node sibling = siblings.item(i);
if(sibling.getNodeType() == nodeType) {
return sibling;
}
}
return null;
}
/**
* Count the DOM nodes of the supplied type (nodeType) before the supplied
* node, not including the node itself.
* <p/>
* Counts the sibling nodes.
* @param node Node whose siblings are to be counted.
* @param nodeType The DOM {@link Node} type of the siblings to be counted.
* @return The number of siblings of the supplied type before the supplied node.
*/
public static int countNodesBefore(Node node, short nodeType) {
Node parent = node.getParentNode();
if(parent == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot count nodes before [" + node + "]. [" + node + "] has no parent.");
return 0;
}
NodeList siblings = parent.getChildNodes();
int count = 0;
int siblingCount = siblings.getLength();
for(int i = 0; i < siblingCount; i++) {
Node sibling = siblings.item(i);
if(sibling == node) {
break;
}
if(sibling.getNodeType() == nodeType) {
count++;
}
}
return count;
}
/**
* Count the DOM nodes of the supplied type (nodeType) between the supplied
* sibling nodes, not including the nodes themselves.
* <p/>
* Counts the sibling nodes.
* @param node1 First sibling node.
* @param node2 Second sibling node.
* @param nodeType The DOM {@link Node} type of the siblings to be counted.
* @return The number of siblings of the supplied type between the supplied
* sibling nodes.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the supplied {@link Node Nodes}
* don't have the same parent node i.e. are not sibling nodes.
*/
public static int countNodesBetween(Node node1, Node node2, short nodeType) {
Node parent1 = node1.getParentNode();
if(parent1 == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot count nodes between [" + node1 + "] and [" + node2 + "]. [" + node1 + "] has no parent.");
return 0;
}
Node parent2 = node2.getParentNode();
if(parent2 == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot count nodes between [" + node1 + "] and [" + node2 + "]. [" + node2 + "] has no parent.");
return 0;
}
if(parent1 != parent2) {
System.out.println("Cannot count nodes between [" + node1 + "] and [" + node2 + "]. These nodes do not share the same sparent.");
return 0;
}
int countBeforeNode1 = countNodesBefore(node1, nodeType);
int countBeforeNode2 = countNodesBefore(node2, nodeType);
int count = countBeforeNode2 - countBeforeNode1;
if(node1.getNodeType() == nodeType) {
count--;
}
return count;
}
/**
* Count the DOM nodes before the supplied node, not including the node itself.
* <p/>
* Counts the sibling nodes.
* @param node Node whose siblings are to be counted.
* @return The number of siblings before the supplied node.
*/
public static int countNodesBefore(Node node) {
Node parent = node.getParentNode();
if(parent == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot count nodes before [" + node + "]. [" + node + "] has no parent.");
return 0;
}
NodeList siblings = parent.getChildNodes();
int count = 0;
int siblingCount = siblings.getLength();
for(int i = 0; i < siblingCount; i++) {
Node sibling = siblings.item(i);
if(sibling == node) {
break;
}
count++;
}
return count;
}
/**
* Count the DOM nodes between the supplied sibling nodes, not including
* the nodes themselves.
* <p/>
* Counts the sibling nodes.
* @param node1 First sibling node.
* @param node2 Second sibling node.
* @return The number of siblings between the supplied sibling nodes.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the supplied {@link Node Nodes}
* don't have the same parent node i.e. are not sibling nodes.
*/
public static int countNodesBetween(Node node1, Node node2) {
Node parent1 = node1.getParentNode();
if(parent1 == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot count nodes between [" + node1 + "] and [" + node2 + "]. [" + node1 + "] has no parent.");
return 0;
}
Node parent2 = node2.getParentNode();
if(parent2 == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot count nodes between [" + node1 + "] and [" + node2 + "]. [" + node2 + "] has no parent.");
return 0;
}
if(parent1 != parent2) {
System.out.println("Cannot count nodes between [" + node1 + "] and [" + node2 + "]. These nodes do not share the same sparent.");
return 0;
}
int countBeforeNode1 = countNodesBefore(node1);
int countBeforeNode2 = countNodesBefore(node2);
int count = countBeforeNode2 - countBeforeNode1 - 1;
return count;
}
/**
* Count the DOM element nodes before the supplied node, having the specified
* tag name, not including the node itself.
* <p/>
* Counts the sibling nodes.
* @param node Node whose element siblings are to be counted.
* @param tagName The tag name of the sibling elements to be counted.
* @return The number of siblings elements before the supplied node with the
* specified tag name.
*/
public static int countElementsBefore(Node node, String tagName) {
Node parent = node.getParentNode();
if(parent == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot count nodes before [" + node + "]. [" + node + "] has no parent.");
return 0;
}
NodeList siblings = parent.getChildNodes();
int count = 0;
int siblingCount = siblings.getLength();
for(int i = 0; i < siblingCount; i++) {
Node sibling = siblings.item(i);
if(sibling == node) {
break;
}
if(sibling.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE && ((Element)sibling).getTagName().equals(tagName)) {
count++;
}
}
return count;
}
/**
* Get all the text DOM sibling nodes before the supplied node and
* concatenate them together into a single String.
* @param node Text node.
* @return String containing the concatentated text.
*/
public static String getTextBefore(Node node) {
Node parent = node.getParentNode();
if(parent == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot get text before node [" + node + "]. [" + node + "] has no parent.");
return "";
}
NodeList siblings = parent.getChildNodes();
StringBuffer text = new StringBuffer();
int siblingCount = siblings.getLength();
for(int i = 0; i < siblingCount; i++) {
Node sibling = siblings.item(i);
if(sibling == node) {
break;
}
if(sibling.getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE) {
text.append(((Text)sibling).getData());
}
}
return text.toString();
}
/**
* Get all the text DOM sibling nodes before the supplied node and
* concatenate them together into a single String.
* @param node1 Test node.
* @return String containing the concatentated text.
*/
public static String getTextBetween(Node node1, Node node2) {
Node parent1 = node1.getParentNode();
if(parent1 == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot get text between nodes [" + node1 + "] and [" + node2 + "]. [" + node1 + "] has no parent.");
return "";
}
Node parent2 = node2.getParentNode();
if(parent2 == null) {
System.out.println("Cannot get text between nodes [" + node1 + "] and [" + node2 + "]. [" + node2 + "] has no parent.");
return "";
}
if(parent1 != parent2) {
System.out.println("Cannot get text between nodes [" + node1 + "] and [" + node2 + "]. These nodes do not share the same sparent.");
return "";
}
NodeList siblings = parent1.getChildNodes();
StringBuffer text = new StringBuffer();
boolean append = false;
int siblingCount = siblings.getLength();
for(int i = 0; i < siblingCount; i++) {
Node sibling = siblings.item(i);
if(sibling == node1) {
append = true;
}
if(sibling == node2) {
break;
}
if(append && sibling.getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE) {
text.append(((Text)sibling).getData());
}
}
return text.toString();
}
/**
* Construct the XPath of the supplied DOM Node.
* <p/>
* Supports element, comment and cdata sections DOM Node types.
* @param node DOM node for XPath generation.
* @return XPath string representation of the supplied DOM Node.
*/
public static String getXPath(Node node) {
StringBuffer xpath = new StringBuffer();
Node parent = node.getParentNode();
switch (node.getNodeType()) {
case Node.ELEMENT_NODE:
xpath.append(getXPathToken((Element)node));
break;
case Node.COMMENT_NODE:
int commentNum = DomUtils.countNodesBefore(node, Node.COMMENT_NODE);
xpath.append("/{COMMENT}[" + commentNum + 1 + "]");
break;
case Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE:
int cdataNum = DomUtils.countNodesBefore(node, Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE);
xpath.append("/{CDATA}[" + cdataNum + 1 + "]");
break;
default:
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("XPath generation for supplied DOM Node type not supported. Only supports element, comment and cdata section DOM nodes.");
}
while(parent != null && parent.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
xpath.insert(0, getXPathToken((Element)parent));
parent = parent.getParentNode();
}
return xpath.toString();
}
private static String getXPathToken(Element element) {
String tagName = element.getTagName();
int count = DomUtils.countElementsBefore(element, tagName);
String xpathToken;
if(count > 0) {
xpathToken = "/" + tagName + "[" + (count + 1) + "]";
} else {
xpathToken = "/" + tagName;
}
return xpathToken;
}
public static int getDepth(Element element) {
Node parent = element.getParentNode();
int depth = 0;
while(parent != null && parent.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
depth++;
parent = parent.getParentNode();
}
return depth;
}
/**
* Add literal text to the supplied element.
* @param element Target DOM Element.
* @param literalText Literal text to be added.
*/
public static void addLiteral(Element element, String literalText) {
Document document = element.getOwnerDocument();
Text literal = document.createTextNode(literalText);
element.appendChild(literal);
}
/**
* Get the child element having the supplied localname, position
* and namespace.
* <p/>
* Can be used instead of XPath.
* @param parent Parent element to be searched.
* @param localname Localname of the element required.
* @param position The position of the element relative to other sibling
* elements having the same name (and namespace if specified) e.g. if
* searching for the 2nd <input> element, this param needs to
* have a value of 2.
* @return The element at the requested position, or null if no such child
* element exists on the parent element.
*/
public static Element getElement(Element parent, String localname, int position) {
return getElement(parent, localname, position, null);
}
/**
* Get the child element having the supplied localname, position
* and namespace.
* <p/>
* Can be used instead of XPath.
* @param parent Parent element to be searched.
* @param localname Localname of the element required.
* @param position The position of the element relative to other sibling
* elements having the same name (and namespace if specified) e.g. if
* searching for the 2nd <input> element, this param needs to
* have a value of 2.
* @param namespaceURI Namespace URI of the required element, or null
* if a namespace comparison is not to be performed.
* @return The element at the requested position, or null if no such child
* element exists on the parent element.
*/
public static Element getElement(Element parent, String localname, int position, String namespaceURI) {
List elements = getElements(parent, localname, namespaceURI);
position = Math.max(position, 1);
if(position > elements.size()) {
return null;
}
return (Element)elements.get(position - 1);
}
/**
* Get the child elements having the supplied localname and namespace.
* <p/>
* Can be used instead of XPath.
* @param parent Parent element to be searched.
* @param localname Localname of the element required. Supports "*" wildcards.
* @param namespaceURI Namespace URI of the required element, or null
* if a namespace comparison is not to be performed.
* @return A list of W3C DOM {@link Element}s. An empty list if no such
* child elements exist on the parent element.
*/
public static List getElements(Element parent, String localname, String namespaceURI) {
return getElements(parent.getChildNodes(), localname, namespaceURI);
}
/**
* Get the child elements having the supplied localname and namespace.
* <p/>
* Can be used instead of XPath.
* @param nodeList List of DOM nodes on which to perform the search.
* @param localname Localname of the element required. Supports "*" wildcards.
* @param namespaceURI Namespace URI of the required element, or null
* if a namespace comparison is not to be performed.
* @return A list of W3C DOM {@link Element}s. An empty list if no such
* child elements exist on the parent element.
*/
public static List getElements(NodeList nodeList, String localname, String namespaceURI) {
int count = nodeList.getLength();
Vector elements = new Vector();
for(int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
Node node = nodeList.item(i);
if(node.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
Element element = (Element)node;
if(localname.equals("*") || getName(element).equals(localname)) {
// The local name matches the element we're after...
if(namespaceURI == null || namespaceURI.equals(element.getNamespaceURI())) {
elements.add(element);
}
}
}
}
return elements;
}
}
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