class REXML::Attributes

def delete_all( name )

attrs.delete_all('att') # => [att='<']
attrs = ele.attributes
ele = d.root.elements['//ele'] # =>
d = REXML::Document.new(xml_string)
EOT

xml_string = <<-EOT

returns an array of the removed attributes:
Removes all attributes matching the given +name+;

delete_all(name) -> array_of_removed_attributes
:call-seq:

def delete_all( name )
  rv = []
  each_attribute { |attribute|
    rv << attribute if attribute.expanded_name == name
  }
  rv.each{ |attr| attr.remove }
  return rv
end

Instance Methods