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XNode::Ancestors Method (XName^)

 

Returns a filtered collection of the ancestor elements of this node. 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)

public:
IEnumerable<XElement^>^ Ancestors(
	XName^ name
)

Parameters

name
Type: System.Xml.Linq::XName^

The XName to match.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic::IEnumerable<XElement^>^

An IEnumerable<T> of XElement of the ancestor elements of this node. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.

The nodes in the returned collection are in reverse document order.

This method uses deferred execution.

This method will not return itself in the results.

The following example uses this method.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

This example produces the following output:


Child

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
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Supported in: portable .NET platforms
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Available since 2.0
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Available since 7.0
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