How to remove an xml element from file?

Question

In an XML file such as :

 
   
   code goes here
   
 

          


        

Answer 1

XDocument doc = XDocument.Load("input.xml");
var q = from node in doc.Descendants("Snippet")
    let attr = node.Attribute("name")
    where attr != null && attr.Value == "abc"
    select node;
q.ToList().ForEach(x => x.Remove());
doc.Save("output.xml");

.Net 2.0

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load("input.xml");
XmlNodeList nodes = doc.SelectNodes("//Snippet[@name='abc']");

Now you have the nodes whose attribute name='abc', you can now loop through it and delete