Java XML Element Get getElement(Element el, String... path)

Description

get Element

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static Element getElement(Element el, String... path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  www . ja va2s.c o  m*/
  Copyright 2011 Michael Scott Knapp
      
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  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  You may obtain a copy of the License at
      
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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 getElement(Element el, String... path) {
        for (int i = 0; i < path.length; i++) {
            el = getImmediateSubElement(el, path[i]);
            if (el == null)
                return null;

        }
        return el;
    }

    public static Element getImmediateSubElement(Element element, String name) {
        NodeList nl = element.getChildNodes();
        for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) {
            Node n = nl.item(i);
            if (n == null || n.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE)
                continue;
            if (n.getNodeName().equals(name))
                return (Element) n;
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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