DOMCharacterData
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DOMCharacterData::remove

Removes the character data node

Description

public void DOMCharacterData::remove()

Removes the character data node.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 DOMCharacterData::remove example

Removes the character data. 

<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument;
$doc->loadXML("<container><![CDATA[hello]]><world/></container>");
$cdata = $doc->documentElement->firstChild;

$cdata->remove();

echo $doc->saveXML();
?>

The above example will output:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<container><world/></container>

See Also

  • DOMChildNode::remove
  • DOMCharacterData::after
  • DOMCharacterData::before
  • DOMCharacterData::replaceWith
  • DOMNode::removeChild