XNode.ElementsBeforeSelf Method (XName)
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.
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 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
