XNode::ElementsBeforeSelf Method (XName^)
Returns a filtered collection of the sibling elements before this node, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Parameters
- name
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Type:
System.Xml.Linq::XName^
The XName to match.
Return Value
Type: System.Collections.Generic::IEnumerable<XElement^>^An IEnumerable<T> of XElement of the sibling elements before this node, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.
This method only includes siblings in the returned collection. It does not include descendants.
This method uses deferred execution.
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1