RemoveAll Method

XElement.RemoveAll Method

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

Removes nodes and attributes from this XElement.

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

'Declaration
Public Sub RemoveAll

This method will raise the Changed and the Changing events.

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 output As New StringBuilder
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
output.Append(root)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()


Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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