Java XML Attribute Get getAttribute(Element element, String attr)

Description

Return the named attribute of the argument element, or null if it does not exist.

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	The element to search for a named attribute
attr	The attribute name

Return

The attribute String, or null if it does not exist.

Declaration

public static String getAttribute(Element element, String attr) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Main {
    /**//w ww .j  ava2s .c  o  m
     * Return the named attribute of the argument element, or
     * null if it does not exist.
     *
     * @param element The element to search for a named attribute
     * @param attr The attribute name
     * @return The attribute String, or null if it does not exist.
     */
    public static String getAttribute(Element element, String attr) {
        String value = element.getAttribute(attr);
        if (value.equals("")) {
            value = null;
        }
        return (value);
    }
}

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