[jdom-interest] Element.getChildren(java.lang.String name)?

[Paul Simon Barriscale]

I see what you mean. However I'm trying to use an Iterator to "iterate"
through this.

Element root = doc.getRootElement() // complexType

java.util.Iterator iter = root.getChildren("sequence").iterator();
while (iter.hasNext())
{
	org.jdom.Element elem = (org.jdom.Element) iter.next();
	System.out.println(elem.getName());
}

This should be the same thing I thought.

> 
> If you are trying to find the "element" element...then you need to dig one
> level down...
> 
> Element root = doc.getRootElement ("complexType");
> Element el = root.getChild ("sequence").getChild ("element");
> 
> If you are using getChildren that will return a List of elements...
> In that case you have to index into the List and get the element you want...
> 
> List children = root.getChildren ("sequence");
> Element firstchild = (Element) children.get (0);
> Element el = firstchild.getChild ("element");
> 
> Remember to check for null for the children List.
> 
> It may also be a naming problem...i.e. you could have spelled something
> incorrectly...
> 
> To get around that I use static final variables...
> 
> i.e.
> 
> public class XMLDefs
> {
> 
>     static public final String complexType = "complexType";
> 
> }
> 
> Then use it:
> 
> Element root = doc.getRootElement (XMLDefs.complexType);
> 
> That way the compiler will tell you if you are wrong...
> It's a bit of an overhead but saves a lot of time for other problems...
> 
> G.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:jdom-interest-admin at jdom.org]On Behalf Of Paul Simon Barriscale
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 12:53 PM
> To: jdom-interest at jdom.org
> Subject: [jdom-interest] Element.getChildren(java.lang.String name)?
> 
> 
> I'm having trouble accessing the the children of a specific element.
> this is a fragment of the XML
> 
> <complexType name="RepositoryType">
> 	<sequence>
> 		<element name="IRObject" type="IRObjectType"/>
> 		...
> 		...
> 	</sequence>
> </complexType>
> 
> by when I call Element.getChildren(complexType) it does not find this
> element.
> Am i calling this method incorrectly? any help is appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
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