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--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Deletes a child Element
- !ruby/object:SM::Flow::LIST 
  contents: 
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "element:"
    body: Either an Element, which is removed directly; an xpath, where the first matching child is removed; or an Integer, where the n'th Element is removed.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "Returns:"
    body: the removed child
  type: :NOTE
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: " doc = Document.new '&lt;a&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;c/&gt;&lt;c id=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;'\n b = doc.root.elements[1]\n doc.root.elements.delete b           #-&gt; &lt;a&gt;&lt;c/&gt;&lt;c id=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n doc.elements.delete(&quot;a/c[@id='1']&quot;)  #-&gt; &lt;a&gt;&lt;c/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n doc.root.elements.delete 1           #-&gt; &lt;a/&gt;\n"
full_name: REXML::Elements#delete
is_singleton: false
name: delete
params: (element)
visibility: public