how to remove node from string formatted xml using c#

[michael nabil]

I have an string parameter with xml content in it. Basically the string have an XML inside.

7-1623419127
2021-06-11T06:45:27-08:00
2021-06-18T10:26:37-08:00
1624037197
3
E0000-1624055316
*michael
470000-1623418914
Accounts Receivable
2021-06-11
1
*michael
false
false
2021-06-11
2021-06-11
1200.00
10000-1623418832
Vat 14%
14.00
168.00
0.00
1368.00
false
true
10000-1623418756
Tax
9-1623419127
30000-1623418915
*م1
صنف رقم 1

10
30.00
300.00
10000-1623418756
Tax

12-1623419127
40000-1623418915
*م2
مواصفات ملابس 2
15
60.00
900.00
10000-1623418756
Tax

13-1623419127
14-1623419127
60000-1624037191
total
1200.00

i want to Delete

and

with out delete

*م1

[Lost User]

Use the classes in the System.Xml Namespace | Microsoft Docs[^].

[Richard Deeming]

The simplest solution would be to use LINQ to XML: Overview - LINQ to XML | Microsoft Docs[^]

string sourceXml = @"...";
XDocument document = XDocument.Parse(sourceXml);

List<XElement> elementsToRemove = document.Descendants("ListID").ToList();
foreach (XElement element in elementsToRemove)
{
element.Remove();
}

elementsToRemove = document.Descendants("ItemRef").ToList();
foreach (XElement element in elementsToRemove)
{
element.Remove();
}

string resultXml = document.ToString();

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[michael nabil]

thanks for your response this code remove all sub nodes in

ItemRef

but i need to keep the sub node

*م1

thanks