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XNode::Ancestors Method

 

Returns a collection of the ancestor elements of this node.

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

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodAncestors()

Returns a collection of the ancestor elements of this node.

System_CAPS_pubmethodAncestors(XName^)

Returns a filtered collection of the ancestor elements of this node. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.

Optionally a node name can be specified to filter for ancestor elements with a specific name.

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

This method uses deferred execution.

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