Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /** * Copyright (C) 2005-2009 Alfresco Software Limited. * * This file is part of the Spring Surf Extension project. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import org.springframework.util.Assert; import org.w3c.dom.Element; public class Main { /** * Checks in under a given root element whether it can find a child element * which matches the name supplied. Returns {@link Element} if exists. * * @param name the Element name (required) * @param root the parent DOM element (required) * * @return the Element if discovered */ public static Element findFirstElementByName(String name, Element root) { Assert.hasText(name, "Element name required"); Assert.notNull(root, "Root element required"); return (Element) root.getElementsByTagName(name).item(0); } }