2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/plist/plist.h b/include/plist/plist.h
index 63e9d84..bba735d 100644
--- a/include/plist/plist.h
+++ b/include/plist/plist.h
@@ -288,6 +288,14 @@ extern "C"
     void plist_array_remove_item(plist_t node, uint32_t n);
 
     /**
+     * Remove a node that is a child node of a #PLIST_ARRAY node.
+     * node will be freed using #plist_free.
+     *
+     * @param node The node to be removed from its #PLIST_ARRAY parent.
+     */
+    void plist_array_item_remove(plist_t node);
+
+    /**
      * Create an iterator of a #PLIST_ARRAY node.
      * The allocated iterator should be freed with the standard free function.
      *
diff --git a/src/plist.c b/src/plist.c
index 3ffedc4..dd659b8 100644
--- a/src/plist.c
+++ b/src/plist.c
@@ -515,6 +515,21 @@ PLIST_API void plist_array_remove_item(plist_t node, uint32_t n)
     return;
 }
 
+PLIST_API void plist_array_item_remove(plist_t node)
+{
+    plist_t father = plist_get_parent(node);
+    if (PLIST_ARRAY == plist_get_node_type(father))
+    {
+        int n = node_child_position(father, node);
+        if (n < 0) return;
+        ptrarray_t* pa = ((plist_data_t)((node_t*)father)->data)->hashtable;
+        if (pa) {
+            ptr_array_remove(pa, n);
+        }
+        plist_free(node);
+    }
+}
+
 PLIST_API void plist_array_new_iter(plist_t node, plist_array_iter *iter)
 {
     if (iter)