Remove first level xml (and namespace) tag regex

Question

Lets say I have the following XML

<Monkey xmlns="http://myurlisrighthereheremonkey.com/monkeynamespace">
 <foodType>
  <vegtables>
   <carrots>1</carrots>
  </vegtables>
 <foodType>   
</Monkey>

Now the service im using already has the root level element and name space. so I really just need:

 <foodType>
  <vegtables>
   <carrots>1</carrots>
  </vegtables>
 <foodType>

Is there a regex I can use that generically removes both the top level opening and closing tags? By generic I mean that it doesn't have to start with the type Monkey.

Thanks in advance!

What language do you use?

Casimir et Hippolyte
– Casimir et Hippolyte

2014-04-25 13:22:50 +00:00
Commented Apr 25, 2014 at 13:22 — Casimir et Hippolyte
– Casimir et Hippolyte, Commented Apr 25, 2014 at 13:22

sshashank124 · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-25 13:13:41Z

2

You can match the following regex:

^<[^>]+>(.*)<\/\w+>$

and replace with the first captured group \1 or $1

Demo

answered Apr 25, 2014 at 13:13

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