Request: Element.getFirstElementWithTagName(String name);

• From: Chris Hubick <maillist@chris.hubick.com>
• Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 13:42:32 +0000 (GMT)
• To: www-dom@w3.org
• Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980921133709.15845A-100000@chris.hubick.com>

All over the place I find myself doing:

NodeList nl = anElement.getElementsByTagName("TAG");
Element e = (Element) nl.item(0);

So I would like to request a convenience method:

Element.getFirstElementWithTagName(String name);

allowing:

Element e = anElement.getFirstElementWithTagName("TAG");

Much thanks for your consideration!

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Chris Hubick
mailto:chris@hubick.com
http://www.hubick.com/

Received on Monday, 21 September 1998 16:48:09 UTC