Understanding DOM Parser for Java

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Below is the XML I'm trying to parse with DOM, my code and my output. I need to get the information out of "Simple data" but I'm failing to do so.

XML:

<kml>
  <Document>
    <Folder id="kml_ft_Meter_Rates_and_Time_Limits">
      <name>Meter_Rates_and_Time_Limits</name>
      <Placemark id="kml_1">
        <name>$1.00 / hr 2hr time limit</name>
        <snippet> </snippet>
        <description><![CDATA[<center><table><tr><th colspan='2' align='center'><em>Attributes</em></th></tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3">
          <th>RATE</th>
          <td>$1.00</td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="">
          <th>LIMIT</th>
          <td>2hr</td>
          </tr></table></center>]]>
        </description>
        <styleUrl>#ParkingMeterStyler_KMLStyler</styleUrl>
        <ExtendedData>
          <SchemaData schemaUrl="#Meter_Rates_and_Time_Limits">
            <SimpleData name="RATE">$1.00</SimpleData>
            <SimpleData name="LIMIT">2hr</SimpleData>
          </SchemaData>
        </ExtendedData>
        <LineString>
          <coordinates>-123.100739208611,49.2630169018194,0 -123.100348847572,49.2630078055425,0 </coordinates>
        </LineString>
      </Placemark>
    </Folder>
  </Document>
</kml>

Code filled with sysouts for debugging purposes:

        System.out.println("Root element :" + doc.getDocumentElement().getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Root 1st child :" + doc.getDocumentElement().getChildNodes().item(1).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Document 1st child :" + doc.getDocumentElement().getChildNodes().item(1).getChildNodes().item(1).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Document 2nd child :" + doc.getDocumentElement().getChildNodes().item(1).getChildNodes().item(2).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Document 3rd child :" + doc.getDocumentElement().getChildNodes().item(1).getChildNodes().item(3).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Document 4th child :" + doc.getDocumentElement().getChildNodes().item(1).getChildNodes().item(4).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Document 5th child :" + doc.getDocumentElement().getChildNodes().item(1).getChildNodes().item(5).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("-----------------------");


        NodeList nList = doc.getElementsByTagName("Placemark");
        nList = nList.item(1).getChildNodes();
        System.out.println("Placemark list, 1st placemark 1st child :" + nList.item(1).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Placemark list, 1st placemark 2nd child :" + nList.item(2).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Placemark list, 1st placemark 3rd child :" + nList.item(3).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Placemark list, 1st placemark 4th child :" + nList.item(4).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("-----------------------");
        System.out.println("Placemark list, 1st placemark 9th child :" + nList.item(9).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("-----------------------");
        nList = nList.item(9).getChildNodes();
        System.out.println("Extended data, 1st child :" + nList.item(1).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("-----------------------");
        System.out.println("Schema data, 1st child :" + nList.item(1).getChildNodes().item(1).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Simple data :" + nList.item(1).getChildNodes().item(4).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("-----------------------");
        System.out.println("Schema data, 2nd child :" + nList.item(1).getChildNodes().item(3).getNodeName());
        System.out.println("Simple data :" + nList.item(1).getChildNodes().item(4).getNodeName());

Console output:

Root element :kml
Root 1st child :Document
Document 1st child :name
Document 2nd child :#text
Document 3rd child :visibility
Document 4th child :#text
Document 5th child :Style
-----------------------
Placemark list, 1st placemark 1st child :name
Placemark list, 1st placemark 2nd child :#text
Placemark list, 1st placemark 3rd child :snippet
Placemark list, 1st placemark 4th child :#text
-----------------------
Placemark list, 1st placemark 9th child :ExtendedData
-----------------------
Extended data, 1st child :SchemaData
-----------------------
Schema data, 1st child :SimpleData
Simple data :#text
-----------------------
Schema data, 2nd child :SimpleData
Simple data :#text

your node 'name' is a child of 'Folder' node, how can you treat it as a child of 'Document' node. Same is the issue with other nodes, thatswhy you see #text instead everywhere. — Arham
– Arham, Commented Oct 20, 2012 at 21:01
There's 2 nodes called name, one is the first child of document, the other one is the first child of placemark, but I didn't want to post the complete xml cause it's very long. Actually make that 3 types of node called name. 1) 1st child of document 2) 1st child of folder and 3) 1st child of placemark — Patricio Jerí
– Patricio Jerí, Commented Oct 20, 2012 at 21:06

Yogendra Singh · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-20 21:36:13Z

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nList.item(0).getChildNodes().item(9).getChildNodes().item(1).getChildNodes().item(1).getTextContent() --> prints $1.00 and

nList.item(0).getChildNodes().item(9).getChildNodes().item(1).getChildNodes().item(3).getTextContent() --> prints the 2hr.

Here nList is used after this line NodeList nList = doc.getElementsByTagName("Placemark");. Please fix your traversal accordingly.

edited Oct 20, 2012 at 21:36

answered Oct 20, 2012 at 21:30

Yogendra Singh

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Patricio Jerí Over a year ago

Thanks again Yogendra ;), getTextContent() was my main issue.

Joop Eggen · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-20 21:03:40Z

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I am not certain of what you exactly want. Maybe elaborate a bit more.

org.w3c.Node has a method getTextContent(). In general these w3c classes use casts of item(i) to for instance Element.

To skip whitespace Text (node name #text`), or simply more directly access specific elements, one uses XPath.

answered Oct 20, 2012 at 21:03

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Patricio Jerí Over a year ago

I need to get $1.00 and 2hr in the form of a string out of: <SimpleData name="RATE">$1.00</SimpleData> <SimpleData name="LIMIT">2hr</SimpleData>

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