Here you can find the source of isElement(Node e)
public static boolean isElement(Node e)
//package com.java2s; /*// w w w. j ava 2 s . c om Copyright 1996-2008 Ariba, Inc. 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 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 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. $Id: //ariba/platform/ui/widgets/ariba/ui/widgets/XMLUtil.java#4 $ */ import org.w3c.dom.Node; public class Main { public static boolean isElement(Node e) { return e.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE; } }