method

delete_all

v2_6_3 - Show latest stable - Class: REXML::Elements

delete_all( xpath )

public

Removes multiple elements. Filters for Element children, regardless of XPath matching.

xpath	all elements matching this String path are removed.
Returns	an Array of Elements that have been removed

doc = Document.new '<a><c/><c/><c/><c/></a>'
deleted = doc.elements.delete_all 'a/c' #-> [<c/>, <c/>, <c/>, <c/>]

# File lib/rexml/element.rb, line 877
    def delete_all( xpath )
      rv = []
      XPath::each( @element, xpath) {|element|
        rv << element if element.kind_of? Element
      }
      rv.each do |element|
        @element.delete element
        element.remove
      end
      return rv
    end

delete_all

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