Java XML Has Child hasChildNodes(Element element, String name)

Description

Check if the given Element contains child nodes that match with the given child name.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	a parameter
name	The name of the child tag to match on. The special value "*" matches all tags.

Declaration

public static boolean hasChildNodes(Element element, String name) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Check if the given Element contains child nodes that match with the given
     * child name.
     * 
     * @param element
     * @param name The name of the child tag to match on. The special value "*"
     *        matches all tags.
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean hasChildNodes(Element element, String name) {
        NodeList elements = element.getElementsByTagName(name);
        return elements.getLength() > 0;
    }
}

Related

1. hasChildElements(Node node)
2. hasChildElementWithAttribute(Element element, String attributeName, String attributeValue)
3. hasChildNode(Element root, String childNodeName)
4. hasChildNode(Node parentNode, String nodeName)
5. hasChildNodeByName(Node element, CharSequence nodeName, boolean caseSensitive)
6. hasChildNS(Node parent, String ns, String name)
7. hasChildOfType(final Element e, final String name)
8. hasChildren(Element e)
9. hasChildren(Element element)