.NET Framework Class Library
XmlNode.PreviousSibling Property
Gets the node immediately preceding this node.
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property PreviousSibling As XmlNode Get
C#
public virtual XmlNode PreviousSibling { get; }
Visual C++
public: virtual property XmlNode^ PreviousSibling { XmlNode^ get (); }
F#
abstract PreviousSibling : XmlNode override PreviousSibling : XmlNode
Property Value
Type: System.Xml.XmlNodeThe preceding XmlNode. If there is no preceding node, null is returned.
Examples
The following example displays all the books in the XML document.
Visual Basic
Imports System Imports System.Xml Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic public class Sample public shared sub Main() Dim doc as XmlDocument = new XmlDocument() doc.Load("books.xml") Dim lastNode as XmlNode = doc.DocumentElement.LastChild Console.WriteLine("Last book...") Console.WriteLine(lastNode.OuterXml) Dim prevNode as XmlNode = lastNode.PreviousSibling Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.LF + "Previous book...") Console.WriteLine(prevNode.OuterXml) end sub end class
C#
using System; using System.Xml; public class Sample { public static void Main() { XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument(); doc.Load("books.xml"); XmlNode lastNode = doc.DocumentElement.LastChild; Console.WriteLine("Last book..."); Console.WriteLine(lastNode.OuterXml); XmlNode prevNode = lastNode.PreviousSibling; Console.WriteLine("\r\nPrevious book..."); Console.WriteLine(prevNode.OuterXml); } }
Visual C++
#using <System.Xml.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::Xml; int main() { XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument; doc->Load( "books.xml" ); XmlNode^ lastNode = doc->DocumentElement->LastChild; Console::WriteLine( "Last book..." ); Console::WriteLine( lastNode->OuterXml ); XmlNode^ prevNode = lastNode->PreviousSibling; Console::WriteLine( "\r\nPrevious book..." ); Console::WriteLine( prevNode->OuterXml ); }
Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0.NET Framework Client Profile
Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1Platforms
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, 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.
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