Java Utililty Methods XML Attribute Set

String attr(Element element, String name)
Get an attribute value if it exists, or null

return attr(element, name, true);

String attr(Element element, String name)
Get an attribute value if it exists, or null

if (element.hasAttribute(name)) {
 return element.getAttribute(name);
return null;

Map attrbiuteToMap(NamedNodeMap attributes)
attrbiute To Map

if (attributes == null)
 return new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
Map<String, String> result = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
for (int i = 0; i < attributes.getLength(); i++) {
 result.put(attributes.item(i).getNodeName(), attributes.item(i).getNodeValue());
return result;

String attribute(Element element, String attrName)
attribute

Attr attr = element.getAttributeNode(attrName);
return attr != null ? attr.getValue() : null;

String attribute(Node node, String... attributes)
attribute

String value = attributeOrNull(node, attributes);
return value == null ? "" : value;

boolean attributeBooleanGet(Element e, String name, boolean defaultValue)
attribute Boolean Get

if (!e.hasAttribute(name)) {
 return defaultValue;
} else {
 return Boolean.parseBoolean(e.getAttribute(name));

void attributeBooleanSet(Element base, String name, boolean value, boolean defaultValue)
Sets an attribute on the specified element with the specified name if the specified value is different from the specified default value.

if (value != defaultValue) {
 base.setAttribute(name, Boolean.toString(value));

boolean attributeBoolValue(Element e, String attr)
attribute Bool Value

if (!e.hasAttribute(attr))
 return false;
String val = e.getAttribute(attr);
return val.equals("yes") || val.equals("true") || val.equals("1");

float attributeFloat(Node node, String attributeName)
attribute Float

return Float.parseFloat(attributeString(node, attributeName));

int attributeIntValue(Element e, String attr)
attribute Int Value

return attributeIntValue(e, attr, null);