Java XML Child Get getChild(Element el, String name)

Description

Returns a child element of another element or null if there's no such child.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
el	the parent element
name	the name of the requested child

Return

the child or null if there's no such child

Declaration

public static Element getChild(Element el, String name) 

Method Source Code

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

import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns a child element of another element or null if there's no such child.
     * @param el the parent element
     * @param name the name of the requested child
     * @return the child or null if there's no such child
     */
    public static Element getChild(Element el, String name) {
        NodeList nodes = el.getElementsByTagName(name);
        if (nodes.getLength() > 0) {
            return (Element) nodes.item(0);
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

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