public static Element getFirstChild(Element parent, String name) {
    """
	Returns the first child of the given parent that is a WebDAV element
	with the given name, or <code>null</code> if no such child exists.
	<p>
	The search for the child starts at the parent's first child.
	The parent must not be <code>null</code> and must be a DAV: namespace
	element. The name of the child to search for must not be
	<code>null</code>.
	
	@param parent      the parent of the child to search.
	@param name        the name of the child to search for.
	@return            the specified child of the parent, or <code>null
	</code> if no such child exists.
    """
        Assert.isNotNull(name);
        return getChild(parent, new String[] {name}, true);
    }
public static Element getFirstChild(Element parent, String name) {
        Assert.isNotNull(name);
        return getChild(parent, new String[] {name}, true);
    }
public static Element getFirstChild ( Element parent , String name ) { Assert . isNotNull ( name ) ; return getChild ( parent , new String [ ] { name } , true ) ; }
Returns the first child of the given parent that is a WebDAV element
with the given name, or <code>null</code> if no such child exists.
<p>
The search for the child starts at the parent's first child.
The parent must not be <code>null</code> and must be a DAV: namespace
element. The name of the child to search for must not be
<code>null</code>.

@param parent      the parent of the child to search.
@param name        the name of the child to search for.
@return            the specified child of the parent, or <code>null
</code> if no such child exists.
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