Simply removes all XML child nodes. - Java XML

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Description

Simply removes all XML child nodes.

Demo Code

/**//from   w  w w .  j  a v  a 2 s . c  o m
 *  Copyright 2012 Sven Ewald
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
//package com.java2s;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Simply removes all child nodes.
     *
     * @param element
     */
    public static void removeAllChildren(final Element element) {
        for (Node n = element.getFirstChild(); n != null; n = element
                .getFirstChild()) {
            element.removeChild(n);
        }
    }
}

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