XElement.DescendantsAndSelf Method (XName)
.NET Framework 4.5
Returns a filtered collection of elements that contain this element, and all descendant elements of this element, 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)
Parameters
- name
- Type: System.Xml.Linq.XName
The XName to match.
Return Value
Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<XElement>An IEnumerable<T> of XElement that contain this element, and all descendant elements of this element, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.
The following example creates an XML tree, and then uses this axis method.
XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root", new XAttribute("Att1", "AttributeContent"), new XElement("Child", new XText("Some text"), new XElement("GrandChild", "element content") ) ); IEnumerable<XElement> das = xmlTree.DescendantsAndSelf("Child"); foreach (XElement el in das) Console.WriteLine(el.Name);
This example produces the following output:
Child
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.
