namedItem
DOMNode namedItem(java.lang.String name)
This method retrieves a DOMNode
using a name. It first
searches for a DOMNode
with a matching id
attribute. If it doesn't find one, it then searches for a
DOMNode
with a matching name
attribute, but
only on those elements that are allowed a name attribute.
- Parameters:
name
- the name of the DOMNode
to be fetched.
- Returns:
- the
DOMNode
with a name
or
id
attribute whose value corresponds to the specified
string. Upon failure (e.g., no node with this name exists), returns
null
.