Android XML Element Value Get getValue(Element element)

Description

Get the text value for the specified element.

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	The Element

Return

The value String or null

Declaration

public static String getValue(Element element) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;

import org.w3c.dom.Text;

public class Main {
    /**/*from   ww  w. j a  va2  s . co  m*/
     * Get the text value for the specified element.  If the element is null, or the element's body is empty then this
     * method will return null.
     *
     * @param element The Element
     * @return The value String or null
     */
    public static String getValue(Element element) {
        if (element != null) {
            Node dataNode = element.getFirstChild();
            if (dataNode != null) {
                return ((Text) dataNode).getData();
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

Related

1. getNodeValue(Element node)
2. getText(Element parentNode)
3. getTextNode(Element element)
4. getTextTrim(Element elto)
5. getTextTrim(Element elto)
6. getValue(Element element, String elementName)
7. getValue(Element item, String str)
8. getStringValue(String tag, Element element)
9. getCData(Element element)