XNode.NodesBeforeSelf Method (System.Xml.Linq)

Public Function NodesBeforeSelf As IEnumerable(Of XNode)

public IEnumerable<XNode> NodesBeforeSelf()

public:
IEnumerable<XNode^>^ NodesBeforeSelf()

member NodesBeforeSelf : unit -> IEnumerable<XNode> 

XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root",
    new XText("Text content."),
    new XElement("Child1", "child1 content"),
    new XElement("Child2", "child2 content"),
    new XText("More text content."),
    new XElement("child3", "child3 content")
);
XElement child = xmlTree.Element("Child2");
IEnumerable<XNode> nodes =
    from node in child.NodesBeforeSelf()
    select node;
foreach (XNode node in nodes)
    Console.WriteLine("Node type: {0}  {1}",
        node.NodeType,
        node.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Text ? (node as XText).Value : "");

Dim xmlTree As XElement = New XElement("Root", _
    New XText("Text content."), _
    New XElement("Child1", "child1 content"), _
    New XElement("Child2", "child2 content"), _
    New XText("More text content."), _
    New XElement("child3", "child3 content") _
)

Dim child As XElement = xmlTree.Element("Child2")
Dim nodes As IEnumerable(Of XNode) = _
    From node In child.NodesBeforeSelf() _
    Select node
For Each node As XNode In nodes
    Dim s As String = ""
    If node.NodeType = XmlNodeType.Text Then
        s = DirectCast(node, XText).Value
    End If
    Console.WriteLine("Node type: {0}  {1}", node.NodeType, s)
Next

Node type: Text  Text content.
Node type: Element