XElement::ReplaceAll Method
Replaces the child nodes and the attributes of this element with the specified content.
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ReplaceAll(Object^) | Replaces the child nodes and the attributes of this element with the specified content. |
![]() | ReplaceAll(array<Object^>^) | Replaces the child nodes and the attributes of this element with the specified content. |
This method uses snapshot semantics—that is, it creates a separate copy of the new content before replacing the contents of the current element with the new content. This means that you can query the contents of the current element and use the results of the query as the specified new content.
For details about the valid content that can be passed to this function, see Valid Content of XElement and XDocument Objects1.
The following example passes the results of a LINQ query to this method, replacing the contents of an element with the query results. It queries the element that is having its contents replaced.
This example produces the following output:
<Root>
<Data>1</Data>
<Data>2</Data>
<Data>3</Data>
<Data>4</Data>
<Data>5</Data>
</Root>
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<Root>
<NewData>3</NewData>
<NewData>4</NewData>
<NewData>5</NewData>
</Root>
