Remove a node using xpath

Question

I have an xml structure as follows: ``` null abc efg ``` I am using `org.w3c.dom.Document` to update the nodes. when `` has a value `null`, I want to remove ``` null ``` Is this possible? I know I can call `removeChild(childElement)`, but not sure how I can specify to remove the specific nested element above. Update: With the answer below, I tried: ``` String query = "/a/b[foo[text() = 'null']]"; Object result = (xpath.compile(newQuery)).evaluate(doc, NODE); NodeList nodes = (NodeList)result; for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) { Node node = nodes.item(i); doc.removeChild(node); } ``` I get `NOT_FOUND_ERR: An attempt is made to reference a node in a context where it does not exist`.

Accepted Answer

```
doc.removeChild(node);
```

will not work because the node you're trying to remove isn't a child of the document node, it's a child of the document element (the `a`), which itself is a child of the document root node. You need to call `removeChild` on the correct parent node:

```
node.getParentNode().removeChild(node);
```

Remove a node using xpath

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