Java XML Element Get by Name getElement(Element parent, String elementName)

Description

Get the first instance of an element by name.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
parent	The parent to get the element from.
elementName	The name of the element to look for.

Return

The element or null if it is not found.

Declaration

public static Element getElement(Element parent, String elementName) 

Method Source Code

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

import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get the first instance of an element by name.
     * 
     * @param parent The parent to get the element from.
     * @param elementName The name of the element to look for.
     * @return The element or null if it is not found.
     */
    public static Element getElement(Element parent, String elementName) {
        Element retval = null;
        NodeList children = parent.getElementsByTagName(elementName);
        if (children.getLength() > 0) {
            retval = (Element) children.item(0);
        }
        return retval;
    }
}

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