XObject.Parent Property (System.Xml.Linq)

Public ReadOnly Property Parent As XElement
	Get

public XElement Parent { get; }

public:
property XElement^ Parent {
	XElement^ get ();
}

member Parent : XElement

XDocument doc = new XDocument(
    new XComment("A comment in the document."),
    new XElement("Root",
        new XElement("Child", "content")
    )
);
XElement child = doc.Descendants("Child").First();
XElement root = child.Parent;
Console.WriteLine(root.Name);

Dim doc As XDocument = _ 
    <?xml version="1.0"?>
    <!--A comment in the document.-->
    <Root>
        <Child>content</Child>
    </Root>
Dim child As XElement = doc.Descendants("Child").First()
Dim root As XElement = child.Parent
Console.WriteLine(root.Name)

Root