XmlAttribute.ReplaceChild(XmlNode, XmlNode) Method

Definition

Replaces the child node specified with the new child node specified.

public override System.Xml.XmlNode ReplaceChild (System.Xml.XmlNode newChild, System.Xml.XmlNode oldChild);

Parameters

newChild
XmlNode

The new child XmlNode.

oldChild
XmlNode

The XmlNode to replace.

Returns

The XmlNode replaced.

Exceptions

This node is of a type that does not allow child nodes of the type of the newChild node.

The newChild is an ancestor of this node.

The newChild was created from a different document than the one that created this node.

This node is read-only.

The oldChild is not a child of this node.

Examples

For an example of the ReplaceChild method, see the ReplaceChild method.

Remarks

If the newChild is already in the tree, it is first removed.

If the newChild was created from another document, you can use XmlDocument.ImportNode to import the node to the current document.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0