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DOMNode->removeChild()
DOMNode->removeChild() --
Removes child from list of children
Descriptionclass DOMNode { DOMNode removeChild ( DOMNode oldnode ) }
This functions removes a child from a list of children.
Parameters
- oldnode
The removed child.
Return Values
If the child could be removed the functions returns the old child.
Exceptions
- DOM_NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR
Raised if this node is readonly.
- DOM_NOT_FOUND
Raised if oldnode is not a child of this node.
Examples
The following example will delete the chapter element of our XML document.
Example 1. Removing a child
<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument;
$doc->load('book.xml');
$book = $doc->documentElement;
// we retrieve the chapter and remove it from the book
$chapter = $book->getElementsByTagName('chapter')->item(0);
$oldchapter = $book->removeChild($chapter);
echo $doc->saveXML();
?>
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The above example will output: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<book id="listing">
<title>My lists</title>
</book> |
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