XML Delete

[Colin Williams]

I have just started working with XML , and am sure this is easy but
drawing blanks on this one!

e.g
<Files>
<File>C:\File1.txt</File>
<File>C:\File2.txt</File>
<File>C:\File3.txt</File>
</Files>
How do i remove the element <File>C:\File2.txt</File>
Thanks
Colin Williams

[sloan]

Each <Fileis a child of <Files>

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...movechild.aspx

You use an xpath to get a hold of the <FilesNode.
XmlNode parentN = // some .SelectSingleNode method here

You use xpath to get a hold of the specific <FileNode.
XmlNode childN = // some .SelectSingleNode method here

and then call

parentN.RemoveChild(childN);

See the url above.



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I have just started working with XML , and am sure this is easy but
drawing blanks on this one!

e.g
<Files>
<File>C:\File1.txt</File>
<File>C:\File2.txt</File>
<File>C:\File3.txt</File>
</Files>
How do i remove the element <File>C:\File2.txt</File>
Thanks
Colin Williams

[Martin Honnen]

Colin Williams wrote:

I have just started working with XML , and am sure this is easy but
drawing blanks on this one!

e.g
<Files>
<File>C:\File1.txt</File>
<File>C:\File2.txt</File>
<File>C:\File3.txt</File>
</Files>
How do i remove the element <File>C:\File2.txt</File>

Use System.Xml.XmlDocument e.g. as in
XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
xmlDoc.Load(@"file.xml");
XmlNode file =
xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode(@"Files/File[. = 'C:\File2.txt']");
if (file != null) {
file.ParentNode.RemoveChild(file);
xmlDoc.Save(@"file.xml");
}
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Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[sloan]

You're right.

I forgot about the:
file.ParentNode.RemoveChild(file);

trick.


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Colin Williams wrote:

I have just started working with XML , and am sure this is easy but
drawing blanks on this one!

e.g
<Files>
<File>C:\File1.txt</File>
<File>C:\File2.txt</File>
<File>C:\File3.txt</File>
</Files>
How do i remove the element <File>C:\File2.txt</File>

Use System.Xml.XmlDocument e.g. as in
XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
xmlDoc.Load(@"file.xml");
XmlNode file =
xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode(@"Files/File[. = 'C:\File2.txt']");
if (file != null) {
file.ParentNode.RemoveChild(file);
xmlDoc.Save(@"file.xml");
}
--

Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/