XNode.Ancestors Method (XName)
.NET Framework 4.5
Returns a filtered collection of the ancestor elements of this node. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.
Namespace: System.Xml.Linq
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Parameters
- name
- Type: System.Xml.Linq.XName
The XName to match.
Return Value
Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<XElement>An IEnumerable<T> of XElement of the ancestor elements of this node. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.
The nodes in the returned collection are in reverse document order.
This method uses deferred execution.
The following example uses this method.
XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root", new XElement("Child", new XElement("GrandChild", "content") ) ); IEnumerable<XElement> grandChild = xmlTree.Descendants("GrandChild"); foreach (XElement el in grandChild.Ancestors("Child")) Console.WriteLine(el.Name);
This example produces the following output:
Child
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
