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  delete xml elements - using xpath search Tharanga Abeyseela <tharanga.abeyseela@gmail.com> - 2012-10-16 14:57 +1100

#31359 — delete xml elements - using xpath search

Hi guys,


i need to delete the following pattern and its parent node from my xml
file (IF THE SEARCH STRING FOUND)

<Rating>NC</Rating>

if i find the above particular string , i need to delete the XML
elements (parent of the <Rating> element.  problem is i have different
parent nodes with different names..

like

<movies>
     <name> xxx</name>
      <title>xxx </title>
      <Rating>NC</Rating>
</movies>

<tvshow>
    <name> </name>
     <title>xxx </title>
     <Rating>NC</Rating>
</tvshow>

<tvepisode>
    <name>xxx </name>
     <title>xxx </title>
     <Rating>M</Rating>
</tvepisode>


as an example, i need to remove <movies> section and <tvshow> section
from my xml, (because it has the word NC) but need to keep <tvepisode>

can someone point me to the correct direction, or code snippet

Thanks in advance
tharanga

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