Moving an item or a branch | CodeGuru

Moving an item or a branch

Moving an item or a branch is a combination of copying followed by deleting. To move an item use CopyItem() followed by DeleteItem(). To move a branch use CopyBranch() followed by DeleteItem(). Note that when you delete an item then any child item is also deleted.  

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Moving an item or a branch is a combination of copying followed by deleting.


To move an item use

CopyItem()

followed by


DeleteItem(). To move a branch use

CopyBranch()

followed by DeleteItem(). Note that when you delete an item then any child


item is also deleted.



 
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