ReplaceWith Method (Object)
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XNode.ReplaceWith Method (Object)

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Replaces this node with the specified content.

Namespace:  System.Xml.Linq
Assembly:  System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)

'Declaration
Public Sub ReplaceWith ( _
	content As Object _
)

Parameters

content
Type: System.Object
Content that replaces this node.

This method first removes this node from its parent, and then adds the specified content to this node's parent, in the place of this node.

For details about the valid content that can be passed to this function, see Valid Content of XElement and XDocument Objects in the .NET Framework documentation.

This method will raise the Changed and the Changing events.

The following example uses this method to replace the contents of a node with different content.

Dim xmlTree As XElement = _ 
        <Root>
            <Child1>child1 content</Child1>
            <Child2>child2 content</Child2>
            <Child3>child3 content</Child3>
            <Child4>child4 content</Child4>
            <Child5>child5 content</Child5>
        </Root>

Dim child3 As XElement = xmlTree.<Child3>(0)
child3.ReplaceWith(<NewChild>new content</NewChild>)

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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