XNode.ElementsBeforeSelf Method (XName)
.NET Framework 4.5
Returns a filtered collection of the sibling elements before this node, in document order. 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 sibling elements before this node, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.
The following example uses this method.
XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root", new XText("Text content."), new XElement("Child1", "child1 content"), new XElement("Child2", "child2 content"), new XElement("Child3", "child3 content"), new XText("More text content."), new XElement("Child4", "child4 content"), new XElement("Child5", "child5 content") ); XElement child = xmlTree.Element("Child3"); IEnumerable<XElement> elements = child.ElementsBeforeSelf("Child2"); foreach (XElement el in elements) Console.WriteLine(el.Name);
This example produces the following output:
Child2
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.
