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Remove an XML Subtree

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Demonstrates how to remove an XML subtree from an XML document.

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C
#include <C_CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkXml xml;
    HCkXml xml2;
    const char *notUsed;

    success = FALSE;

    xml = CkXml_Create();

    success = CkXml_LoadXmlFile(xml,"qa_data/xml/osszes.xml");

    // The XML file we're loading contains this:

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-2" ?>
    // <EXAMPLE>
    //     <OSSZES>
    //         <ROW TYPE="INS">477953
    //             <NUMBER>05107003972</NUMBER>
    //         </ROW>
    //         <ROW TYPE="INS">477954
    //             <NUMBER>05107001342</NUMBER>
    //         </ROW>
    //         <ROW TYPE="INS">477955
    //             <NUMBER>05107001342</NUMBER>
    //         </ROW>
    //         <ROW TYPE="INS">477956
    //             <NUMBER>05107000017</NUMBER>
    //         </ROW>**
    //         <ROW TYPE="INS">477957
    //             <NUMBER>05107002182</NUMBER>
    //         </ROW>
    //     </OSSZES>
    // </EXAMPLE>
    // 

    // We wish to remove this subtree:

    // <ROW TYPE="INS">477956
    //     <NUMBER>05107000017</NUMBER>
    // </ROW>

    // Get another reference to the XML document.
    xml2 = CkXml_GetSelf(xml);

    // Navigate to the node that is the root of the subtree to be deleted.
    // In this case, we wish to find the node having tag "ROW" with content "477956"
    notUsed = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml2,"OSSZES|/C/ROW,*477956*|$");

    // Examine the xml2, it should be just the subtree.
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_getXml(xml2));

    // Now detach xml2 from the it's XML document.
    // xml2 will now be it's own XML document.
    CkXml_RemoveFromTree(xml2);

    // Examine our original XML document.  The subtree is removed:
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_getXml(xml));

    CkXml_Dispose(xml2);


    CkXml_Dispose(xml);

    }