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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)

Syntax

C++

public:
IEnumerable<XElement^>^ ElementsBeforeSelf(
	XName^ name
)

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.

Remarks

This method only includes siblings in the returned collection. It does not include descendants.

This method uses deferred execution.

Examples

The following example uses this method.

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

This example produces the following output:

Child2

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

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.

Reference

XNode Class

ElementsBeforeSelf Overload

System.Xml.Linq Namespace

Other Resources

LINQ to XML

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