Modifying Elements, Attributes, and Nodes in an XML Tree

The following table summarizes the methods and properties that you can use to modify an element, its child elements, or its attributes.

The following methods modify an XElement.

Method	Description
System.Xml.Linq.XElement.Parse	Replaces an element with parsed XML.
System.Xml.Linq.XElement.RemoveAll	Removes all content (child nodes and attributes) of an element.
System.Xml.Linq.XElement.RemoveAttributes	Removes the attributes of an element.
System.Xml.Linq.XElement.ReplaceAll	Replaces all content (child nodes and attributes) of an element.
System.Xml.Linq.XElement.ReplaceAttributes	Replaces the attributes of an element.
System.Xml.Linq.XElement.SetAttributeValue(System.Xml.Linq.XName,System.Object)	Sets the value of an attribute. Creates the attribute if it doesn't exist. If the value is set to null, removes the attribute.
System.Xml.Linq.XElement.SetElementValue(System.Xml.Linq.XName,System.Object)	Sets the value of a child element. Creates the element if it doesn't exist. If the value is set to null, removes the element.
System.Xml.Linq.XElement.Value	Replaces the content (child nodes) of an element with the specified text.
System.Xml.Linq.XElement.SetValue(System.Object)	Sets the value of an element.

The following methods modify an XAttribute.

Method	Description
System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute.Value	Sets the value of an attribute.
System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute.SetValue(System.Object)	Sets the value of an attribute.

The following methods modify an XNode (including an XElement or XDocument).

Method	Description
System.Xml.Linq.XNode.ReplaceWith	Replaces a node with new content.

The following methods modify an XContainer (an XElement or XDocument).

Method	Description
System.Xml.Linq.XContainer.ReplaceNodes	Replaces the children nodes with new content.

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