Getting next XML Element in a document

Hello,
I have an xml JDom Document and I need to get, given the name of an element, the next element in the document.
For example, with this document:
<ROOT>
 <APPLE></APPLE>
 <GRAPE></GRAPE>
 <PEAR></PEAR>
 <ORANGE></ORANGE>
 <GRAPE></GRAPE>
 <MELON></MELON>
</ROOT>I get a string like "ORANGE" and I need o get the next element in the document (GRAPE).
And if I get "GRAPE", I have to get "PEAR" and "MELON".
Is there anyway to get the following element without checking all the document elements?
Thank you

Is there anyway to get the following element without
checking all the document elements?Obviously not. But why is "not checking all the document elements" a requirement?

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