xhtml, remove element

Kabe · November 8th, 2007, 11:52 AM

can't figure it out to remove in vbscript an element in xhtml

have this:
xhtmlvalue = "<html><body><SPAN id=""intro"">to remove</SPAN><p>rest</p></body></html>"

Set objXMLDoc = CreateObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.3.0")
objXMLDoc.loadxml(xhtmlvalue)
Set objRoot = objXMLDoc.documentelement
set objExNode = objRoot.selectsinglenode("//SPAN")
objRoot.removeChild(objExNode)

any help?
thx!
kristof

samjudson · November 8th, 2007, 11:55 AM

Its unlikely that the found node is actually a direct child of the root.

objExNode.parent.removeChild(objExNode) might do it (or whatever the parent property is).

/- Sam Judson : Wrox Technical Editor -/

Kabe · November 8th, 2007, 12:00 PM

u're sure this is right?

kristof

samjudson · November 8th, 2007, 12:07 PM

No - how about you give it a go and see - if its doesn't work then try to think about why not and see if you can work it out.

/- Sam Judson : Wrox Technical Editor -/

Kabe · November 8th, 2007, 12:09 PM

understand of course ... but indeed, found it with use of 'firstchild' to arrive in the correct xpath position

thx
kristof