Extensions.DescendantsAndSelf Method (IEnumerable(Of XElement))
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Returns a collection of elements that contains every element in the source collection, and the descendent elements of every element in the source collection.
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
'Declaration <ExtensionAttribute> _ Public Shared Function DescendantsAndSelf ( _ source As IEnumerable(Of XElement) _ ) As IEnumerable(Of XElement)
Parameters
- source
- Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable(Of XElement)
An IEnumerable(Of T) of XElement that contains the source collection.
Return Value
Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable(Of XElement)An IEnumerable(Of T) of XElement that contains every element in the source collection, and the descendent elements of every element in the source collection.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEnumerable(Of XElement). When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter.| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | source is Nothing. |
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