Java Utililty Methods XML Node Remove

List of utility methods to do XML Node Remove

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Description

The list of methods to do XML Node Remove are organized into topic(s).

Method

voidremoveNode(Node node)
Removes a node from its tree. 
node.getParentNode().removeChild(node);
voidremoveNode(Node node)
remove Node 
if (node != null) {
    Node parent = node.getParentNode();
    if (parent != null) {
        parent.removeChild(node);
voidremoveNode(Node node)
remove Node 
node.getParentNode().removeChild(node);
voidremoveNodeFromParent(Node node)
remove Node From Parent 
Node parent = node.getParentNode();
parent.removeChild(node);
voidremoveNodes(Element parent, NodeList elements)
remove Nodes 
List<Node> nodesToRemove = new ArrayList<Node>();
for (int i = 0; i < elements.getLength(); i++) {
    Node item = elements.item(i);
    if (item.getParentNode() == parent) {
        nodesToRemove.add(item);
for (Node n : nodesToRemove) {
...
voidremoveNodesByName(Node node, String name)
remove Nodes By Name 
NodeList nl = node.getChildNodes();
int i = 0;
while (i < nl.getLength())
    if (nl.item(i).getNodeName().equals(name))
        node.removeChild(nl.item(i));
    else
        i++;
voidremovePreviousWhiteSpace(Node node)
remove Previous White Space 
Node prev = node.getPreviousSibling();
if (prev != null && prev.getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE && prev.getNodeValue().trim().length() == 0) {
    node.getParentNode().removeChild(prev);
NoderemoveQueryCallBody(Node queryElement)
remove Query Call Body 
if ("QueryRequest".equals(queryElement.getNodeName())) {
    return queryElement.getFirstChild().getFirstChild();
return null;
NoderemoveSelf(Node node)
delete a Node which was appointed in an argument. 
if (node == null)
    return null;
Node pNode = node.getParentNode();
if (pNode != null) {
    return pNode.removeChild(node);
return null;
NoderemoveTextNodes(Node parent)
Removes all the immediate child text nodes. 
Node result = parent;
NodeList nodeList = parent.getChildNodes();
int nodeListSize = nodeList.getLength();
for (int i = 0; i < nodeListSize; i++) {
    Node child = nodeList.item(i);
    if (child != null && child.getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE) {
        parent.removeChild(child);
return result;