private static String getAttribute(String name, Element firstElement, Element secondElement) {
        String val = firstElement.getAttribute(name);
        if (val.length() == 0 && secondElement != null) {
            val = secondElement.getAttribute(name);
        }
        return val;
    }
private static String getAttribute ( String name , Element firstElement , Element secondElement ) { String val = firstElement . getAttribute ( name ) ; if ( val . length ( ) == 0 && secondElement != null ) { val = secondElement . getAttribute ( name ) ; } return val ; }
Try to get an attribute value from two elements.

@param firstElement
@param secondElement
@return attribute value