FirstNode Property
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XContainer.FirstNode Property

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

Get the first child node of this node.

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

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property FirstNode As XNode

Property Value

Type: System.Xml.Linq.XNode
An XNode containing the first child node of the XContainer.

The following example creates an element that contains child elements. It then gets the first child node of the parent element.


Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim xmlTree As XElement = _
        <Root>
            <Child1>1</Child1>
            <Child2>2</Child2>
            <Child3>3</Child3>
            <Child4>4</Child4>
            <Child5>5</Child5>
        </Root>

Dim firstNode As XNode = xmlTree.FirstNode
output.Append(firstNode)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()


Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Windows Phone

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