Reading the Attributes

Question

Hi,
I have an xml file like the following
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <rapidtrade>
- <main webservice="VERMONT" applicationname="rapidtrade.exe" profilenumber="08" daystokeeporderstatus="15" supplier="Vermont" version="31821539">
  <computers />
- <configuration>
- <accounts>
  <account branch="0" number="8" name="NEVADA INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES" vat="14" />
  </accounts>
- <Options>
  <variable name="changeshipping" value="1" />
  <variable name="forcepricechange" value="1" />
  <variable name="changeprice" value="0" />
  <variable name="webaddress" value="http://196.31.215.37:80/rapidtrade/vermont/rapidtrade.aspx" />
  <variable name="detaillogs" value="false" />
  <variable name="key" value="FKOFFGFG3FFHFFDFLK3IG" />
  </Options>
  </configuration>
  </main>
  </rapidtrade>is this my XML file, i want to read the node eg Options and its attributes.
Can any one help me...if u have some sample code pls do post it.
this is my code so far:
public static boolean Load(String webService,String profileID){
       // add the variables here untill the classes have been created
           try {
               // Create instance of DocumentBuilderFactory
                DocumentBuilderFactory factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
                // Get the DocumentBuilder
                DocumentBuilder builder = factory.newDocumentBuilder();
               Document document;
               Element root;
               // parse the XML file to be edited
               File file = new File( "C:\\Globals.XML" );
               // open xml file and get the root node
               document = builder.parse( file );
               root = document.getDocumentElement();
               //Find the main node then get options node under it, then load all variables
               NodeList List = document.getElementsByTagName("main");
               String projectNum;
               Node node;
               System.out.println(List.getLength());
               for(int i=0;i<List.getLength();i++){
                   node=List.item(i);
                   Element element = ( Element )node;
                   //if this is our service then load all the global variables
                   if( element.getAttribute("webservice").equals(webService) ){
                       if(element.getAttribute("profilenumber").equals(profileID)){
                           System.out.println( "\twebservice Attribute: " + element.getAttribute( "webservice" ) );
                           System.out.println( "\tprofileId Attribute: " + element.getAttribute( "profilenumber" ) );
                           Element elOptions = (Element)element.getElementsByTagName("Options").item(0);
                           System.out.println( "\tprofileId Attribute: " + element.getElementsByTagName("Options").item(0) );
                        //  Element elOptions = (Element)node;
                           //i'm stuck here
           } catch (Exception e){
               System.out.println("Error could not find a main node" + e.getMessage());
               return false;
           return true;
    public static void main(String[] args) {
      if (clsGlobal.Load("VERMONT","08")){
             System.out.print( "Project loaded");
         } else {
             System.out.print("Error");
    }thanks in advance
JoJo

Answer 1

DOM elements have an attribute method that returns the attributes.
See http://www.mozilla.org/docs/dom/domref/dom_el_ref.html
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