--- !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: Must be an <tt>Element</tt>, <tt>String</tt>, or <tt>Integer</tt>. If Element, the element is removed. If String, the element is found (via XPath) and removed. &lt;em&gt;This means that any parent can remove any descendant.&lt;em&gt; If Integer, the Element indexed by that number will be removed.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "Returns:"
    body: the element that was removed.
  type: :NOTE
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: " doc.delete_element &quot;/a/b/c[@id='4']&quot;\n doc.delete_element doc.elements[&quot;//k&quot;]\n doc.delete_element 1\n"
full_name: REXML::Element#delete_element
is_singleton: false
name: delete_element
params: (element)
visibility: public