Html Agility Pack - Remove element, but not innerHtml

Question

I can easily remove the element just by note.Remove() lik this:

HtmlDocument html = new HtmlDocument();

html.Load(Server.MapPath(@\"~\\Site\\themes\\default         


        

Answer 1

Normally the correct expression would be node.ParentNode.RemoveChildren(node, true).

Due to a ordering bug in HtmlNode.RemoveChildren() (http://htmlagilitypack.codeplex.com/discussions/79587), I have created a method that is similar. Sorry it's in VB. If anyone wants a translation I'll write one.

'The HTML Agility Pack (1.4.9) includes the HtmlNode.RemoveChild() method but it has an ordering bug with preserving child nodes.  
'The below implementation orders children correctly.
Private Shared Sub RemoveNode(node As HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlNode, keepChildren As Boolean)
    Dim parent = node.ParentNode
    If keepChildren Then
        For i = node.ChildNodes.Count - 1 To 0 Step -1
            parent.InsertAfter(node.ChildNodes(i), node)
        Next
    End If
    node.Remove()
End Sub

I have tested this code with the following test markup:

    outertextbegin
    
innertext1
    
innertext2
    outertextend

The output is:

outertextbegin
innertext1
innertext2
outertextend