Java XML Element Find findElement(Element element, String name)

Description

find Element

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static Element findElement(Element element, String name) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    public static Element findElement(Element element, String name) {
        NodeList list = element.getChildNodes();
        for (int i = 0; i < list.getLength(); i++) {
            Node child = (Node) list.item(i);
            if (child instanceof Element) {
                Element childEl = (Element) child;
                if (name.equals(childEl.getLocalName())) {
                    return childEl;
                } else {
                    childEl = findElement(childEl, name);
                    if (childEl != null) {
                        return childEl;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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