Hi Monks,

I have an XML file with following dummy data. Seeking help on how to remove an element from XML file using XML::LibXML.

Condition to remove element

If value of uid is equal to input value then remove corresponding document element.


<searchresult>

<document id="3404">
<uid>16b3</uid>
<title><![CDATA[Title1]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Author1]]></author>
<date><![CDATA[2010]]></date>
<source><![CDATA[Source1]]></source>
<volume><![CDATA[1]]></volume>
<issue><![CDATA[1]]></issue>
<snippet><![CDATA[Snippet]]></snippet>
<abstract_url><![CDATA[http://yourhost.com/ar1]]></abstract_url>
<fulltext_url><![CDATA[http://yourhost.com/ft1]]></fulltext_url>
<resource>
<longname><![CDATA[Name1]]></longname>
</resource>
<nativesearch_url><![CDATA[http://yourhost.com/n1]]></nativesearch_url
+>
</document>
<document id="3404">
<uid>3cdd</uid>
<title><![CDATA[Title2]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Author2]]></author>
<date><![CDATA[2010]]></date>
<source><![CDATA[Source2]]></source>
<volume><![CDATA[2]]></volume>
<issue><![CDATA[2]]></issue>
<snippet><![CDATA[Snippet]]></snippet>
<abstract_url><![CDATA[http://yourhost.com/ar1]]></abstract_url>
<fulltext_url><![CDATA[http://yourhost.com/ft1]]></fulltext_url>
<resource>
<longname><![CDATA[Name1]]></longname>
</resource>
<nativesearch_url><![CDATA[http://yourhost.com/n1]]></nativesearch_url
+>
</document>
<document id="3404">
<uid>446d</uid>
<title><![CDATA[Title1]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Author1]]></author>
<date><![CDATA[2010]]></date>
<source><![CDATA[Source1]]></source>
<volume><![CDATA[1]]></volume>
<issue><![CDATA[1]]></issue>
<snippet><![CDATA[Snippet]]></snippet>
<abstract_url><![CDATA[http://yourhost.com/ar1]]></abstract_url>
<fulltext_url><![CDATA[http://yourhost.com/ft1]]></fulltext_url>
<resource>
<longname><![CDATA[Name1]]></longname>
</resource>
<nativesearch_url><![CDATA[http://yourhost.com/n1]]></nativesearch_url
+>
</document>
</searchresult>

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Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

In reply to Deleting XML element using XML::LibXML by shanu_040

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