Delete the selected element from XML file

[beta911]

anyone know how to delete the selected element from xml file?

[nbiswas]

Try this

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load(fileName);
XmlNodeList nodes = doc.SelectNodes("some-xpath-query");
for (int i = nodes.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
    nodes[i].ParentNode.RemoveChild(nodes[i]);
}
doc.Save(fileName);

Also look into this link

http://www.andreas-kraus.net/blog/de...l-file-aspnet/

Hope this helps

[beta911]

i want to be implement into C# windows form not in ASP.net

The code you provided cannot be use in C# form app.

[nbiswas]

Come on.. It is not related to windows form or asp.net. Xmldocument is a class that will help u to accomplish the task..

[beta911]

will you mind to explain "some-xpath-query" what should i do in this?

Sorry, i am new comer of C# and also in Programming.

[nbiswas]

Look into this tutorial
http://www.ziggyware.com/readarticle.php?article_id=36

and also this

http://www.codeguru.com/csharp/cshar...cle.php/c7589/

hope this may help you initially

[beta911]

hey, tks for helping but i still don't understand how to use it. It does not allow me to delete the selected row. Never mind i don't think i will implement the delete button in my C# xml project.

tks again.