DescendantsAndSelf Method (XName)
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XElement.DescendantsAndSelf Method (XName)

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

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)

'Declaration
Public Function DescendantsAndSelf ( _
	name As XName _
) As IEnumerable(Of XElement)

Parameters

name
Type: System.Xml.Linq.XName
The XName to match.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable(Of XElement)
An IEnumerable(Of 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.

This method uses deferred execution.

The following example creates an XML tree, and then uses this axis method.


Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim xmlTree As XElement = _
    <Root Att1="AttributeContent">
        <Child>Some text
<GrandChild>element content</GrandChild>
        </Child>
    </Root>

Dim das As IEnumerable(Of XElement) = xmlTree.DescendantsAndSelf("Child")

For Each el In das
    output.Append(el.Name)
    output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
Next


OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()


Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Windows Phone

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