class REXML::Element

def delete_namespace namespace="xmlns"


d.to_s # => ""
d.root.delete_namespace('nosuch')

Does nothing if no such namespace is found:

d.to_s # => ""
d.root.delete_namespace('foo')

With argument +namespace+, removes the specified namespace:

d.to_s # => ""
d.root.delete_namespace # =>
d.to_s # => ""
d = REXML::Document.new ""

With no argument, removes the default namespace:

Removes a namespace from the element.

delete_namespace(namespace = 'xmlns') -> self
:call-seq: 
def delete_namespace namespace="xmlns"
  namespace = "xmlns:#{namespace}" unless namespace == 'xmlns'
  attribute = attributes.get_attribute(namespace)
  attribute.remove unless attribute.nil?
  self
end