cant read xml elements into list

[webdriver]

Here's the snipet. Every time it goes into the loop the elements are read but not added and there value is always null

public static List<Element> getChildrenByTagName() throws XPathExpressionException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException {
    	
    	
    	DocumentBuilderFactory dbFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
	    DocumentBuilder dBuilder = dbFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
	    Document doc = dBuilder.parse("Input.xml");
	   
    	XPathFactory xpathFactory = XPathFactory.newInstance();
    	XPath xpath = xpathFactory.newXPath();
    	xpath.setNamespaceContext(new wdXMLNamespaceResolver(doc, false));
         //XPathExpression xPathQuery = xpath.compile(query);
         
    	Node links = (Node)xpath.evaluate("/userdata/David/tester[@id='1000']", doc, XPathConstants.NODE);
   
       List<Element> nodeList = new ArrayList<Element>();
       for (Node child = links.getFirstChild(); child != null; child = child.getNextSibling()) {
    	      if (child.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE ) {   	    	    	 
    	    	  nodeList.add((Element) child);
    	        
    	        
    	      }


//Please help .. In a new role

    	}
     // System.out.println(nodeList.toString()); //Testing
      return nodeList;
    
    }

[Fubarable]

Moderator edit: code tags added.

I suggest you create a small compilable program and a data file that we can use so we can run and test your code for ourselves, increasing our chances of finding your error.

[webdriver]

here a cleare compilable version


package testSuites.consultantRegistration;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
import javax.xml.xpath.XPath;
import javax.xml.xpath.XPathConstants;
import javax.xml.xpath.XPathExpressionException;
import javax.xml.xpath.XPathFactory;

import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;


public class RunTest {

/**
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {


try {
getChildrenByTagName();
} catch (XPathExpressionException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (ParserConfigurationException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (SAXException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}

}


// TODO Auto-generated method stub
public static void getChildrenByTagName() throws XPathExpressionException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException {


DocumentBuilderFactory dbFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
DocumentBuilder dBuilder = dbFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
Document doc = dBuilder.parse("Input.xml");

XPathFactory xpathFactory = XPathFactory.newInstance();
XPath xpath = xpathFactory.newXPath();

//XPathExpression xPathQuery = xpath.compile(query);

Node links = (Node)xpath.evaluate("/userdata/David/tester[@id='1000']", doc, XPathConstants.NODE);

List<Element> nodeList = new ArrayList<Element>();
for (Node child = links.getFirstChild(); child != null; child = child.getNextSibling()) {
if (child.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE ) {
nodeList.add((Element) child);


}
}
}
}



and XML file beloww


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<userdata>
<David>
<tester id="1000">
<firstname>yong</firstname>
<lastname>mook kim</lastname>
<nickname>mkyong</nickname>
<password>100000</password>
<verifypassword>100000</verifypassword>
<salary>100000</salary>
<email> dsalami@hotmail.com</email>
</tester>
<tester id="1001">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1002">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1003">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1004">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1005">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1006">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1007">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1008">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1009">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1010">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1011">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1012">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1013">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1014">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
</David>
<Arun>
<tester id="1000">
<firstname>yong</firstname>
<lastname>mook kim</lastname>
<nickname>mkyong</nickname>
<password>100000</password>
<verifypassword>100000</verifypassword>
<salary>100000</salary>
<email> dsalami@hotmail.com</email>
</tester>
<tester id="1001">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1002">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1003">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1004">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1005">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1006">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1007">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1008">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1009">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1010">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1011">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1012">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1013">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
<tester id="1014">
<firstname>low</firstname>
<lastname>yin fong</lastname>
<nickname>fong fong</nickname>
<salary>200000</salary>
</tester>
</Arun>
</userdata>

[Fubarable]

here a cleare compilable version

Great, but still, don't forget the code tags. I added it to your first post, and I'll let you add them to your code above. My signature will show you how, but quite simply you edit your post above and add the tag [cod&#101;] above any code block, and the tag [/cod&#101;] below any block.

[Fubarable]

      List<Element> nodeList = new ArrayList<Element>();
      for (Node child = links.getFirstChild(); child != null; child = child.getNextSibling()) {
         if (child.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
            nodeList.add((Element) child);

         }
      }
      for (Element element : nodeList) {
         System.out.printf("%s: %s%n", element.getNodeName(), element.getTextContent());
      }