CustomXMLNode.ReplaceChildNode Method (Office)
Removes the specified child node (and its subtree) from the main tree, and replaces it with a different node in the same location.
Syntax
expression .ReplaceChildNode(OldNode, Name, NamespaceURI, NodeType, NodeValue)
expression An expression that returns a CustomXMLNode object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
OldNode |
Required |
CustomXMLNode |
Represents the child node to be replaced. |
Name |
Optional |
String |
Represents the base name of the element to be added. |
NamespaceURI |
Optional |
String |
Represents the namespace of the element to be added. This parameter is required if adding nodes of type msoCustomXMLNodeElement or msoCustomXMLNodeAttribute, otherwise it is ignored. |
NodeType |
Optional |
MsoCustomXMLNodeType |
Specifies the type of node to add. If the parameter is not specified, it is assumed to be of type msoCustomXMLNodeElement. |
NodeValue |
Optional |
String |
Used to set the value of the node to be added for those nodes that allow text. If the node doesn’t allow text, the parameter is ignored. |
Remarks
If the OldNode parameter is not a child of the context node or if the operation would result in an invalid tree structure, the replacement is not performed and an error message is displayed. In addition, in a case where the node to be added already exists, the replacement is not performed and an error message is displayed.
Example
The following example selects a custom part and then a node in that part. The code then replaces a child of that node with another node.
Dim cxp1 As CustomXMLPart
Dim cxn As CustomXMLNode
With ActiveDocument
' Return the first custom xml part with the given root namespace.
Set cxp1 = .CustomXMLParts("urn:invoice:namespace") '
Set cxn = cxp1.SelectSingleNode("//*[@supplierID = 1]")
' Replace a child node.
cxn.ReplaceChildNode(cxn.SelectSingleNode("//discount", "rebate")
End With