core/src/main/java/io/fabric8/maven/core/util/XmlUtils.java
public static Element firstChild(Element element, String name) {
        NodeList nodes = element.getChildNodes();
        if (nodes != null) {
            for (int i = 0, size = nodes.getLength(); i < size; i++) {
                Node item = nodes.item(i);
                if (item instanceof Element) {
                    Element childElement = (Element) item;

                    if (name.equals(childElement.getTagName())) {
                        return childElement;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
public static Element firstChild(Element element, String name) {
        NodeList nodes = element.getChildNodes();
        if (nodes != null) {
            for (int i = 0, size = nodes.getLength(); i < size; i++) {
                Node item = nodes.item(i);
                if (item instanceof Element) {
                    Element childElement = (Element) item;

                    if (name.equals(childElement.getTagName())) {
                        return childElement;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
Returns the first child element for the given name