Remove xmlns attribute with namespace prefix
c#, vb.net, xelement, xml
Solution
Try this instead:
xml.Attribute(XNamespace.Get("http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/") + "rd").Remove()
Problem
This question is a logical continuation of this one - now suppose an `XElement` contains elements in a non-default namespace: ``` <Body xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/01/reportdefinition" xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner"> <ReportItems /> <Height /> <rd:Style /> </Body> ``` I am trying to follow the same approach as suggested in the answer for my previous question, i.e. remove `xmlns` attribute, but it does not work when it's xmlns + prefix, like this `xmlns:xx`. TL;DR version This works: ``` Dim xml = <Body xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner"/> xml.Attribute("xmlns").Remove() ``` This doesn't: ``` Dim xml = <Body xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner"/> xml.Attribute("xmlns:rd").Remove() ``` Getting this error: ``` XmlException was unhandled The ':' character, hexadecimal value 0x3A, cannot be included in a name. ``` How do I remove `xmlns:xx` attribute from an `XElement`?