Document doc=db.parse(new File("d:/test.xml")); Element rootElement = doc.getDocumentElement(); NodeList list = rootElement.getElementsByTagName("name"); Element element = (Element) list.item(0); System.out.println(element.getChildNodes().item(0).getNodeValue()); element = (Element) list.item(1); System.out.println(element.getChildNodes().item(0).getNodeValue());