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XmlDeleteAt

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

Removes a node from an XML document by specifying the node id.

Returns

None

Category

Syntax

XmlDeleteAt(xmlObject, position)

Parameters

ParameterDescription
xmlObjectThe XML object.
positionThe position of the child node to be deleted

Example

<cfxml variable="xmlData">
  <root>
    <item id="1">Item 1</item>
    <item id="2">Item 2</item>
    <item id="3">Item 3</item>
  </root>
</cfxml>
<cfscript>
    writeDump(xmlData)
    idToDelete=1
    writeOutput("<br/>" & "The XML doc after deleting Item " & "#idToDelete#" & " is: ")
    XmlDeleteAt(xmlData.root.item,idToDelete)
    writeDump(xmlData)
</cfscript>

Try in CFFiddle

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