Java XML Attribute from Node getValueForAttribute(Node currentNode, String attributeName)

Description

Get the value for the given attribute.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
currentNode	Node for which attribute value needs to be determined.
attributeName	Name of the attribute.

Return

Return the value for the given attribute. Return null if attribute not present for the given node.

Declaration

public static String getValueForAttribute(Node currentNode, String attributeName) 

Method Source Code

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import org.w3c.dom.NamedNodeMap;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get the value for the given attribute.
     *
     * @param currentNode Node for which attribute value needs to be determined.
     * @param attributeName Name of the attribute.
     * @return Return the value for the given attribute. Return null if
     * attribute not present for the given node.
     */
    public static String getValueForAttribute(Node currentNode, String attributeName) {

        NamedNodeMap attributes = currentNode.getAttributes();
        String strCurrentModelName = null;

        if (attributes != null) {
            for (int i = 0; i < attributes.getLength(); i++) {

                Node node = attributes.item(i);
                if (node.getNodeName().equalsIgnoreCase(attributeName)) {
                    strCurrentModelName = node.getNodeValue();
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return strCurrentModelName;
    }
}

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1. getNodeMap(NamedNodeMap artifactAttributes)
2. getNodesByAttributeValue(Node node, String attrName, String attrValue)
3. getNonEmptyAttribute(Element element, String namespace, String localName)
4. getStringAttributeOptional(Node node, String attributeName, String valueIfEmpty)
5. getStringAttributeRequired(Node node, String attributeName)
6. getXMLDate(Element e, String attrName)
7. getXMLDate(Element e, String attrName)
8. getXMLInt(Element e, String attrName)
9. getXMLInt(Element e, String attrName)