.NET Framework Class Library
XDocument.Ancestors Method
Returns a collection of the ancestor elements of this node.
This member is overloaded. For complete information about this member, including syntax, usage, and examples, click a name in the overload list.
Overload List
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Ancestors() | Returns a collection of the ancestor elements of this node. (Inherited from XNode.) |
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Ancestors(XName) | Returns a filtered collection of the ancestor elements of this node. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XNode.) |
Remarks
Optionally a node name can be specified to filter for ancestor elements with a specific name.
The nodes in the returned collection are in reverse document order.
This method uses deferred execution.
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