DeleteSubtree (XmlDoc/XmlNode subroutine)

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Delete selected subtree (XmlDoc and XmlNode classes)

DeleteSubtree deletes a subtree (a node and all of its attributes and all descendants of the node and their attributes) from an XmlDoc.

Syntax

nr:DeleteSubtree[( [xpath])] Throws XPathError

Syntax terms

nr An XmlDoc or XmlNode, used as the context node for the XPath expression. If an XmlDoc, the Root node is the context node.
xpath A Unicode string that is an XPath expression that results in a nodelist. The head of the nodelist is the "top" node of the subtree to delete. An optional argument, its default is a period (.), that is, the node referenced by the method object (nr).

Prior to Sirius Mods Version 7.6, this is an EBCDIC string.

Usage notes

  • Any pointers (as XmlNodes or in XmlNodelists) to any of the deleted nodes will subsequently evaluate to Null.
  • DeleteSubtree may not be used if the preceding and following siblings of the top of the subtree are both Text nodes, unless the AdjacentText property setting is Combine.
  • If the result of the argument XPath expression is empty, DeleteSubtree returns without deleting any nodes.
  • If the top node in the deleted subtree was originally added to the document by an AddAttribute method with a URI argument which created a namespace declaration, DeleteSubtree applied to that node does not remove the namespace declaration. For example:

    %d = new %n = %d:addElement('x') print 'Before AddAttribute/Delete:' And %d:Serial(, 'EBCDIC') %n = %n:AddAttribute('p:a', 'v', 'ftp:a') %n:deleteSubtree print 'After AddAttribute/Delete:' And %d:Serial(, 'EBCDIC')

    Results in:

    Before AddAttribute/Delete: <x/> After AddAttribute/Delete: <x xmlns:p="ftp:a"/>

  • In the following circumstances, DeleteSubtree does not completely "undo" a preceding addSubtree or insertSubtreeBefore method:
    1. The top node in the deleted subtree is originally added to the document by an AddAttribute method and has a name prefix.
    2. This attribute node is copied, by AddSubtree or InsertSubtreeBefore, to a target where the attribute prefix is not in scope.
    3. The attribute node is removed by DeleteSubtree, but the namespace declaration for the prefix remains.

    For example:

    %d = New %n = %d:AddElement('x') %n2 = %n:AddElement('x1') %n = %n:AddElement('x2') %n2 = %n2:AddAttribute('p:a', 'v', 'ftp:a') Print 'Before AddSubtree/Delete:' Print %d:Serial(, 'EBCDIC') %n2 = %n:AddSubtree(%n2) %n2:DeleteSubtree Print 'After AddSubtree/Delete:' Print %d:Serial(, 'EBCDIC')

    This results in:

    Before AddSubtree/Delete: <x><x1 xmlns:p="ftp:a" p:a="v"/><x2/></x> After AddSubtree/Delete: <x><x1 xmlns:p="ftp:a" p:a="v"/><x2 xmlns:p="ftp:a"/></x>

Example

The following example deletes the first employee child of the top-level Element of the XmlDoc:

%doc:deleteSubtree('/*/employee')

Request-Cancellation Errors

  • xpath is invalid.
  • Head of result of xpath is the Root node.
  • Head of result of xpath is a node whose left and right siblings are Text nodes, and the AdjacentText property setting is Disallow.
  • Element or Attribute within subtree has a prefix.
  • Insufficient free space exists in CCATEMP.

See also

  • For more information about using XPath expressions, see "XPath".