+int uci_del_element(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_element *e)
+{
+ bool internal = ctx->internal;
+ struct uci_package *p = NULL;
+ struct uci_section *s = NULL;
+ struct uci_option *o = NULL;
+ struct uci_element *i, *tmp;
+ char *option = NULL;
+
+ UCI_HANDLE_ERR(ctx);
+ UCI_ASSERT(ctx, e != NULL);
+
+ switch(e->type) {
+ case UCI_TYPE_SECTION:
+ s = uci_to_section(e);
+ uci_foreach_element_safe(&s->options, tmp, i) {
+ uci_del_element(ctx, i);
+ }
+ break;
+ case UCI_TYPE_OPTION:
+ o = uci_to_option(e);
+ s = o->section;
+ p = s->package;
+ option = e->name;
+ break;
+ default:
+ UCI_THROW(ctx, UCI_ERR_INVAL);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ p = s->package;
+ if (!internal)
+ uci_add_history(ctx, p, UCI_CMD_REMOVE, s->e.name, option, NULL);
+
+ switch(e->type) {
+ case UCI_TYPE_SECTION:
+ uci_free_section(s);
+ break;
+ case UCI_TYPE_OPTION:
+ uci_free_option(o);
+ break;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+