Java Utililty Methods XML Node Append

List of utility methods to do XML Node Append

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Description

The list of methods to do XML Node Append are organized into topic(s).

Method

CommentaddComment(Node node, String comment)
add Comment 
Document doc = null;
if (node.getNodeType() == Node.DOCUMENT_NODE) {
    doc = (Document) node;
} else {
    doc = node.getOwnerDocument();
Comment e = doc.createComment(comment);
node.appendChild(e);
...
voidaddDescendants(Node node, List descendants)
Adds descendant elements of a node to a list. 
NodeList children = node.getChildNodes();
int numChildren = children.getLength();
for (int i = 0; i < numChildren; i++) {
    Node child = children.item(i);
    if (child.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
        descendants.add(child);
        addDescendants(child, descendants);
voidaddImageSource(Node test, List holder)
add Image Source 
if (test.getNodeType() != Node.ELEMENT_NODE)
    return;
Element RealTest = (Element) test;
Node SourceNode = RealTest.getAttributeNode("SRC");
if (SourceNode == null)
    return;
String text = SourceNode.getNodeValue();
if (text == null || text.length() == 0)
...
voidaddNodeValue(Node node, String name, boolean value)
add Node Value 
addNodeValue(node, name, value ? "true" : "false");
NodeaddValue(Node node, String value)
Add a value to the specified node 
final Node newNode;
if (node instanceof Document)
    newNode = ((Document) node).createTextNode(value);
else
    newNode = node.getOwnerDocument().createTextNode(value);
if (newNode != null)
    node.appendChild(newNode);
return newNode;
...
voidappendChild(Node parent, Node child)
Checks if child element has same owner document before appending to the parent, and imports it to the parent's document if necessary. 
Document ownerDoc = getOwnerDocument(parent);
if (child.getOwnerDocument() != ownerDoc) {
    parent.appendChild(ownerDoc.importNode(child, true));
} else {
    parent.appendChild(child);
NodeappendForeignChild(Node node, Node foreignChild)
append Foreign Child 
return node.appendChild(node.getOwnerDocument().importNode(foreignChild, true));
booleancanAppend(Node node, Node parentNode)
Checks if the node can be appended on the given parent node 
if (node == null || parentNode == null || node == parentNode || isAncestorOf(node, parentNode)) {
    return false;
return true;