Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class Main { /** * Gets the descendant elements list from the parent element. * * @param parent * the parent element in the element tree * @param tagName * the specified tag name * @return the NOT NULL descendant elements list */ public static List<Element> getElements(Element parent, String tagName) { NodeList nodes = parent.getElementsByTagName(tagName); List<Element> elements = new ArrayList<>(); for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) { Node node = nodes.item(i); if (node instanceof Element) { elements.add((Element) node); } } return elements; } }