XElement.RemoveAll Method ()
.NET Framework (current version)
Removes nodes and attributes from this XElement.
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
The following example creates an element with attributes and child elements. It then calls this method to remove both the attributes and the child elements.
Dim root As XElement = _
<Root Attr1="1" Attr2="2" Attr3="3">
<Child1>1</Child1>
<Child2>2</Child2>
<Child3>3</Child3>
</Root>
root.RemoveAll() ' removes children elements and attributes of root
Console.WriteLine(root)
This example produces the following output:
<Root />
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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