Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; public class Main { public static void removeAllChilds(Element parentElem) { NodeList children = parentElem.getChildNodes(); if (children != null) { int listLength = children.getLength(); for (int i = listLength - 1; i >= 0; i--) { Element child = (Element) children.item(i); parentElem.removeChild(child); } } } }