use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;
use XML::DOM;

my $parser=new XML::DOM::Parser;

my $doc=$parser->parsefile('C:\perl\perl_tests\xmlin2.xml') or die$!;
my $root=$doc->getDocumentElement();

my @address=$root->getElementsByTagName("address");
foreach my $address(@address)
{
    if($address->getAttribute("name") eq "Joey")
    {
        if(my $item=$address->getElementsByTagName("item")->item(0))
        {
            if(my $data=$item->getElementsByTagName("data")->item(0))
            {
            $item->removeChild($data);
            }
        }
    }
}    
$doc->setXMLDecl($doc->createXMLDecl('1.0','UTF-8'));
$doc->printToFile("C:/perl/perl_tests/xmlin2.xml");
$doc->dispose;




XML FILE ORIGINAL :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config logdir="var/log/foo/" debugfile="tmp/foo.debug">
<server name="sahara" osname="solaris" osversion="2.6">
<address name="ankit" id="70888"/>
<address name="Joey" id="67890" flags="4">
<item used="1" order="0">
<data typeid="4"/>
</item>
</address>
</server>
<server name="gobi" osname="irix" osversion="6.5">
<address name="anshul" id="70689"/>
</server>
<server name="kalahari" osname="linus" osversion="2.0.34">
<address name="raghu" id="45678"/>
<address name="lucky" id="67895"/>
</server>
</config>



XML FILE AFTER MODIFICATION:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config logdir="var/log/foo/" debugfile="tmp/foo.debug">
<server name="sahara" osname="solaris" osversion="2.6">
<address name="ankit" id="70888"/>
<address name="Joey" id="67890" flags="4">
<item used="1" order="0">

</item>
</address>
</server>
<server name="gobi" osname="irix" osversion="6.5">
<address name="anshul" id="70689"/>
</server>
<server name="kalahari" osname="linus" osversion="2.0.34">
<address name="raghu" id="45678"/>
<address name="lucky" id="67895"/>
</server>
</config>



IDEAL MODIFIED XML FILE SHOULD BE :


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config logdir="var/log/foo/" debugfile="tmp/foo.debug">
<server name="sahara" osname="solaris" osversion="2.6">
<address name="ankit" id="70888"/>
<address name="Joey" id="67890" flags="4">
<item used="1" order="0">
</item>
</address>
</server>
<server name="gobi" osname="irix" osversion="6.5">
<address name="anshul" id="70689"/>
</server>
<server name="kalahari" osname="linus" osversion="2.0.34">
<address name="raghu" id="45678"/>
<address name="lucky" id="67895"/>
</server>
</config>

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I need to remove the empty line which is created due to deletion of data element in the xml file to achieve the ideal modified xml file. how can I do that? any suggestions?

In reply to how to remove an empty line from a xml file?? by ankit.tayal560

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