Java XML Node Value getNodeValue(final Node iNode)

Description

This method gets the text node of an input node.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
iNode	: The node that contains the desired text node

Return

The desired value of the node.

Declaration

public static String getNodeValue(final Node iNode) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * This method gets the text node of an input node.
     *
     * @param iNode : The node that contains the desired text node
     *
     * @return The desired value of the node.
     */
    public static String getNodeValue(final Node iNode) {
        // Create a string to hold the results.
        String value = new String();

        // Check to make sure node is not null
        if (iNode != null) {
            // Get a list of the children of the input node
            NodeList children = iNode.getChildNodes();
            int numChildren = children.getLength();

            // Cycle through all children of node to get the text
            if (children != null) {
                for (int i = 0; i < numChildren; i++) {
                    // make sure we have a text element
                    if ((children.item(i).getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE)
                            || (children.item(i).getNodeType() == Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE)) {

                        value = value + children.item(i).getNodeValue().trim();
                    }
                } // end looping over the children nodes
            }
        }

        // Return the value of the node.
        return value;
    }
}

Related

1. getNodeVal(Node node)
2. getNodeValue(final Node node)
3. getNodeValue(final Node node)
4. getNodeValue(List elements, String nodeName, String defaultValue)
5. getNodeValue(Node aNode)