XElement.AncestorsAndSelf Method

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<XElement>
An IEnumerable<T> of XElement of elements that contain this element, and the ancestors of this element.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim xmlTree As XElement = _
    <Root>
        <Child>
            <GrandChild>element content</GrandChild>
        </Child>
    </Root>

Dim GC As XElement = xmlTree.<Child>.<GrandChild>(0)

Dim aas As IEnumerable(Of XElement) = _
    From el In GC.AncestorsAndSelf() _
    Select el

For Each el In aas
    output.Append(el.Name)
    output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
Next


OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root",
    new XElement("Child",
        new XElement("GrandChild", "element content")
    )
);
XElement gc = xmlTree.Element("Child").Element("GrandChild");
IEnumerable<XElement> aas =
    from el in gc.AncestorsAndSelf()
    select el;
foreach (XElement el in aas)
    output.Append(el.Name + Environment.NewLine);

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();