DescendantsAndSelf Method
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XElement.DescendantsAndSelf Method

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

Returns a collection of elements that contain this element, and all descendant elements of this element, in document order.

Namespace:  System.Xml.Linq
Assembly:  System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)

'Declaration
Public Function DescendantsAndSelf As IEnumerable(Of XElement)

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable(Of XElement)
An IEnumerable(Of T) of XElement of elements that contain this element, and all descendant elements of this element, in document order.

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) = _
    From el In xmlTree.DescendantsAndSelf() _
    Select el

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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