Java XML Child Get getChild(Element root, String... path)

Description

get Child

License

Open Source License

Declaration

static Element getChild(Element root, String... path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.util.Objects;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

public class Main {
    static Element getChild(Element root, String... path) {
        if (root == null || path.length == 0)
            return null;
        Element element = root;//w  ww  .  j a v  a2  s  .c  om
        for (String tagName : path) {
            if (element == null)
                return null;
            NodeList list = element.getChildNodes();
            if (list == null || list.getLength() == 0)
                return null;
            element = null;
            for (int i = 0; i < list.getLength(); i++) {
                Node node = list.item(i);
                if (!(node instanceof Element))
                    continue;
                Element child = (Element) node;
                if (Objects.equals(child.getLocalName(), tagName)) {
                    element = child;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return element;
    }
}

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