Java XML First Child Element getFirstChildElement(Element parent)

Description

get First Child Element

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static Element getFirstChildElement(Element parent) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.//from w w  w. j  av a  2  s .  c  om
 */

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    public static Element getFirstChildElement(Element parent) {
        Node child = parent.getFirstChild();
        while (child != null) {
            if (child instanceof Element) {
                return (Element) child;
            }
            child = child.getNextSibling();
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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