DeleteAttribute

Deletes an attribute from the XML node at the specified XPath.

Syntax

expression.DeleteAttribute(xPath, name);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiCustomXmlPart class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
xPath	Required	string		The XPath of the node from which to delete the attribute.
name	Required	string		The name of the attribute to delete.

Returns

boolean

Example

Delete an attribute from a custom XML part in a presentation.

// How do I delete the attribute in a presentation?

// Delete the attribute using a custom XML part object in a presentation.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
slide.RemoveAllObjects();

const xmlManager = presentation.GetCustomXmlParts();
const xml = xmlManager.Add('<content xmlns="http://example" version="1.0"></content>');
xml.DeleteAttribute('/content', 'version');

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.HexColor('#7E57C2'));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape('rect', Api.MillimetersToEmus(300), Api.MillimetersToEmus(130), fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(Api.MillimetersToEmus(20), Api.MillimetersToEmus(35));
slide.AddObject(shape);

const docContent = shape.GetContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText('XML after deletion: ' + xml.GetXml());