Change NodeName of an XML tag element using MSXML

msxml, xml

Solution

According to Document Object Model you can't rename a node.

See: http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Core/core.html#ID-1950641247

renameNode is possible in DOM Level 3 but not in MSXML library

Problem

I'd like to change the tag name of a MSXML XMLDOMElement, but unfortunately the nodeName property is read-only. Is there any straightforward way to do it, or have I to work around by doing some insert/replace and deep copy children? ``` <xml> ... <oldTagName> ... sub-elements </oldTagName> <more xml> ... ``` Should become ``` <xml> ... <newTagName> ... sub-elements </newTagName> <more xml> ... ```

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