docs/user-manual/modules/ROOT/pages/removeProperties-eip.adoc

[[removeProperties-eip]]
= Remove Properties EIP
:page-source: core/camel-core-engine/src/main/docs/eips/removeProperties-eip.adoc

The RemoveProperties EIP allows you to remove Properties from you exchange.

== Options

// eip options: START
The Remove Properties EIP supports 2 options which are listed below:

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|===
| Name | Description | Default | Type
| *pattern* | *Required* Name or pattern of properties to remove. The pattern is matched in the following order: 1 = exact match 2 = wildcard (pattern ends with a and the name starts with the pattern) 3 = regular expression (all of above is case in-sensitive). |  | String
| *excludePattern* | Name or pattern of properties to not remove. The pattern is matched in the following order: 1 = exact match 2 = wildcard (pattern ends with a and the name starts with the pattern) 3 = regular expression (all of above is case in-sensitive). |  | String
|===
// eip options: END

== Examples

The following example shows how to use the removeProperties EIP

[source,java]
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RouteBuilder builder = new RouteBuilder() {
    public void configure() {
        from("direct:a")
            .removeProperties("myProperty", "myProperty1")
            .to("direct:b");
    }
};
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And the same example using XML:

[source,xml]
----
<camelContext xmlns="http://camel.apache.org/schema/spring">
    <route>
        <from uri="direct:a"/>
           <removeProperties pattern="myProperty*"/>
        <to uri="direct:b"/>
    </route>
</camelContext>
----