The delete command

Syntax:

delete expression

The selected nodes (elements, attributes, or namespaces) are deleted, along with their children and descendants.

The result of the operation can be inspected using the command show.

Example

Given a source document:

<cities> <city name="Berlin" country="DE"/> <city name="Paris" country="FR"/> <city name="Rome" country="IT"/> </cities>

The command:

delete //city[@name='Rome']

produces the document:

<cities> <city name="Berlin" country="DE"/> <city name="Paris" country="FR"/> </cities>