How to delete node from xml based on attribute using java with DOM Parser

Question

I want to delete a node from XML file based on attribute using JAVA with DOM Parser. For Example

<company>
    <staff id="1">
        <firstname>yong</firstname>

    </staff>
    <staff id="2">
        <firstname>low</firstname>

    </staff>
</company>

Based on staff id,i want to delete node.

I have tried following code after doing all docummentBuilder API. NodeList nList = doc.getElementsByTagName("staff"); for (int i = 0; i < nList.getLength(); i++) { Node node=nList.item(i); if (node.getNodeType()==Element.ELEMENT_NODE) { Element eElement=(Element) node; System.out.println(eElement.getAttribute("id")); if (eElement.getAttribute("id").equals("1")) { System.err.println("sdsd"); node.getParentNode().removeChild(node); } } } — Eshika
– Eshika, Commented Mar 2, 2012 at 11:51
And - what happens? Do you get an exception or is the removed node still in the DOM? — Andreas Dolk
– Andreas Dolk, Commented Mar 2, 2012 at 11:58

Eshika · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-21 06:59:20Z

Thanks for reply. Above solution which i posted is correct.Only i need to write xml again with some transform API. Posting solution,if any body has the same problem.

try{
                            //Save the Created XML on Local Disc using Transformation APIs as Discussed
                            TransformerFactory tFactory = TransformerFactory.newInstance();
                            Transformer transformer = tFactory.newTransformer();
                            transformer.setOutputProperty(OutputKeys.INDENT, "yes");
                            Source s = new DOMSource(doc);
                            Result res = new StreamResult( new FileOutputStream(fXmlFile));
                            try {
                                transformer.transform(s, res);
                            } catch (TransformerException e) {
                                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                                e.printStackTrace();
                            }

                        } catch(TransformerConfigurationException e)
                        {
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        }
                      } catch (Exception e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                      }

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