Deleting Elements and Attributes: To remove an element or attribute from a document, use the delete operator as follows: delete elementOrAttribute

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){


        var novel:XML = <BOOK ISBN="0000000000">
            <TITLE>ActionScript</TITLE>
            <AUTHOR>J, J</AUTHOR>
            <PUBLISHER>Books Ltd</PUBLISHER>
          </BOOK>;
        
        trace(novel);
        delete novel.@ISBN;
        trace(novel);
        
    }
  }
}

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Deleting Elements and Attributes: To remove an element or attribute from a document, use the delete operator as follows: delete elementOrAttribute : at « XML « Flash / Flex / ActionScript

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