Java Utililty Methods XML Node Parent

List of utility methods to do XML Node Parent

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Method

booleanisAnyNodeAncestorOf(ArrayList ancestorNodes, Node node)
Checks if any of from the given list of nodes is an ancestor to another node 
int n = ancestorNodes.size();
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    Node ancestor = (Node) ancestorNodes.get(i);
    if (isAncestorOf(ancestor, node)) {
        return true;
return false;
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booleanisDescendant(Node test, Node target)
is Descendant 
Node parent = test.getParentNode();
if (parent == null)
    return false;
else if (parent.equals(target))
    return true; 
return isDescendant(parent, target);
booleanisDescendantOrSelf(Node ctx, Node descendantOrSelf)
Returns true if the descendantOrSelf is on the descendant-or-self axis of the context node. 
if (ctx == descendantOrSelf) {
    return true;
Node parent = descendantOrSelf;
while (true) {
    if (parent == null) {
        return false;
    if (parent == ctx) {
        return true;
    if (parent.getNodeType() == Node.ATTRIBUTE_NODE) {
        parent = ((Attr) parent).getOwnerElement();
    } else {
        parent = parent.getParentNode();
booleanisDescendantOrSelf(Node ctx, Node descendantOrSelf)
Returns true if the descendantOrSelf is on the descendant-or-self axis of the context node. 
if (ctx == descendantOrSelf) {
    return true;
Node parent = descendantOrSelf;
while (true) {
    if (parent == null) {
        return false;
    if (parent == ctx) {
        return true;
    if (parent.getNodeType() == Node.ATTRIBUTE_NODE) {
        parent = ((Attr) parent).getOwnerElement();
    } else {
        parent = parent.getParentNode();
ElementpreviousSiblingElement(Node node)
previous Sibling Element 
for (Node tempNode = node.getPreviousSibling(); tempNode != null; tempNode = tempNode
        .getPreviousSibling()) {
    if (tempNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
        return (Element) tempNode;
return null;
voidresolveLeafNodeValue(Node node)
resolve Leaf Node Value 
if (node != null) {
    Element element = (Element) node;
    NodeList childNodeList = element.getChildNodes();
    for (int j = 0; j < childNodeList.getLength(); j++) {
        Node chileNode = childNodeList.item(j);
        if (!chileNode.hasChildNodes()) {
            String nodeValue = resolveSystemProperty(chileNode.getTextContent());
            childNodeList.item(j).setTextContent(nodeValue);
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