--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription
aliases: []
block_params:
comment:
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P
body: Deletes a child element.
- !ruby/object:SM::Flow::LIST
contents:
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI
label: "element:"
body: Must be an <tt>Element</tt>, <tt>String</tt>, or <tt>Integer</tt>. If Element, the element is removed. If String, the element is found (via XPath) and removed. <em>This means that any parent can remove any descendant.<em> If Integer, the Element indexed by that number will be removed.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI
label: "Returns:"
body: the element that was removed.
type: :NOTE
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB
body: " doc.delete_element "/a/b/c[@id='4']"\n doc.delete_element doc.elements["//k"]\n doc.delete_element 1\n"
full_name: REXML::Element#delete_element
is_singleton: false
name: delete_element
params: (element)
visibility: public