Java XML Node Previous getPreviousNodeByName(Node currentNode, String tagName)

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Description

Search up the tree for a given node

License

Educational Community License

Parameter

Parameter Description
currentNode Starting point for our search
tagName Node name to look up

Return

matching Node (null if none)

Declaration

public static Node getPreviousNodeByName(Node currentNode,
        String tagName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import org.w3c.dom.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Search up the tree for a given node
     * @param currentNode Starting point for our search
     * @param tagName Node name to look up
     * @return matching Node (null if none)
     */
    public static Node getPreviousNodeByName(Node currentNode,
            String tagName) {
        Node node = currentNode.getParentNode();

        while ((node != null) && (!node.getNodeName().equals(tagName))) {
            node = node.getParentNode();
        }
        return node;
    }
}

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