Microsoft XML 2.5 SDK

IXMLDOMNamedNodeMap::removeNamedItem Method

Removes an attribute from the collection.

Visual Basic Syntax

Set objXMLDOMNode = oXMLDOMNamedNodeMap.removeNamedItem(name)

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT removeNamedItem(

    BSTR name,

    IXMLDOMNode **namedItem);

Parameters

name

[in]
Name of the attribute to remove from the collection.

namedItem

[out]
Node removed from the collection. Returns NULL if the named node is not an attribute.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK

Value returned if successful.

S_FALSE

Value when returning null. 

E_FAIL

Value returned if an error occurs.

C/C++ Example

IXMLDOMNode *pIXMLDOMNode = NULL;
IXMLDOMNamedNodeMap *pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap = NULL;
BSTR bstrAttributeName = ::SysAllocString(_T("dateModified"));
IXMLDOMElement *pIXMLDOMElement = NULL;
VARIANT varValue;
HRESULT hr;
IXMLDOMDocument *pIXMLDOMDocument = NULL;

try
{
   // create an instance of DOMDocument and initialize pIXMLDOMDocument
   // load/create an XML fragment
   hr = pIXMLDOMDocument->get_documentElement(&pIXMLDOMElement);
   SUCCEEDED(hr) ? 0 : throw hr;

   if(pIXMLDOMElement)
   {
      hr = pIXMLDOMElement->get_attributes(&pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap);
      if(SUCCEEDED(hr) && pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap)
      {
hr = pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap->removeNamedItem(bstrAttributeName, &pIXMLDOMNode);
         if(SUCCEEDED(hr) && pIXMLDOMNode)
         {
            pIXMLDOMNode->get_nodeValue(&varValue);
            ::MessageBox(NULL, _bstr_t(varValue), _T("Removed Item"), MB_OK);
            pIXMLDOMNode->Release();
            pIXMLDOMNode = NULL;
         }
         pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap->Release();
         pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap = NULL;
      }
      pIXMLDOMElement->Release();
      pIXMLDOMElement = NULL;
   }
   ::SysFreeString(bstrAttributeName);
   bstrAttributeName = NULL;
}
catch(...)
{
   if(bstrAttributeName)
      ::SysFreeString(bstrAttributeName);
   if(pIXMLDOMElement)
      pIXMLDOMElement->Release();
   if(pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap)
      pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap->Release();
   if(pIXMLDOMNode)
      pIXMLDOMNode->Release();
   DisplayErrorToUser();
}
// Release pIXMLDOMDocument when done with it.