Removes the specified child node (and its subtree) from the main tree, and replaces it with a different node in the same location.

Note
References to DTDs from custom XML parts are not supported. DTD references in custom XML parts will not resolve, and custom XML parts containing DTD references generate an exception when an attempt is made to save the file's content to a flat XML file.

Syntax

expression.ReplaceChildNode(OldNode, Name, NamespaceURI, NodeType, NodeValue)

expression An expression that returns a CustomXMLNode object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
OldNode Required CustomXMLNode Represents the child node to be replaced.
Name Optional String Represents the base name of the element to be added.
NamespaceURI Optional String Represents the namespace of the element to be added. This parameter is required if adding nodes of type msoCustomXMLNodeElement or msoCustomXMLNodeAttribute, otherwise it is ignored.
NodeType Optional MsoCustomXMLNodeType Specifies the type of node to add. If the parameter is not specified, it is assumed to be of type msoCustomXMLNodeElement.
NodeValue Optional String Used to set the value of the node to be added for those nodes that allow text. If the node doesn't allow text, the parameter is ignored.

Remarks

If theparameter is not a child of the context node or if the operation would result in an invalid tree structure, the replacement is not performed and an error message is displayed. In addition, in a case where the node to be added already exists, the replacement is not performed and an error message is displayed.

Example

The following example selects a custom part and then a node in that part. The code then replaces a child of that node with another node.

Visual Basic for Applications 
Dim cxp1 As CustomXMLPart Dim cxn As CustomXMLNode With ActiveDocument ' Return the first custom xml part with the given root namespace. Set cxp1 = .CustomXMLParts("urn:invoice:namespace") ' Set cxn = cxp1.SelectSingleNode("//*[@supplierID = 1]") ' Replace a child node. cxn.ReplaceChildNode(cxn.SelectSingleNode("//discount", "rebate") End With

See also:

OldNode