note 78325 added to function.dom-domnode-removechild

At the time of writing, I suppose rightfully, removeChild() removes only the selected node, but when you remove an element, it's child elements are not removed. If you want to achieve that, replaceChild() is the solution. The following should remove all descendants of the $node DOMNode, regardless of it's name: <?php $node->replaceChild(new DOMElement($node->nodeName), $node); ?> If you're replacing the root element, you must explicitly state that with $node->documentElement as the second argument. ---- Server IP: 195.149.248.161 Probable Submitter: 83.148.87.92 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.dom-domnode-removechild.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/78325 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78325/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78325/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78325/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78325/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78325/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78325/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78325 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/78325 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php