XNode.IsBefore Method

Parameters

• node
  Type: System.Xml.Linq.XNode
  The XNode to compare for document order.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if this node appears before the specified node; otherwise false.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim xmlTree As XElement = _
        <Root>Text content.
<Child1>child1 content</Child1>
            <Child2>child2 content</Child2>
            <Child3>child3 content</Child3>More text content.
<Child4>child4 content</Child4>
            <Child5>child5 content</Child5>
        </Root>

Dim child3 As XElement = xmlTree.<Child3>(0)
Dim child5 As XElement = xmlTree.<Child5>(0)
If (child5.IsBefore(child3)) Then
    output.Append("Child5 is before Child3")
    output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
Else
    output.Append("Child5 is not before Child3")
    output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
End If

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root",
    new XText("Text content."),
    new XElement("Child1", "child1 content"),
    new XElement("Child2", "child2 content"),
    new XElement("Child3", "child3 content"),
    new XText("More text content."),
    new XElement("Child4", "child4 content"),
    new XElement("Child5", "child5 content")
);
XElement child3 = xmlTree.Element("Child3");
XElement child5 = xmlTree.Element("Child5");
if (child5.IsBefore(child3))
    output.Append("Child5 is before Child3");
else
    output.Append("Child5 is not before Child3");

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();