Extensions.Ancestors<T> Method (IEnumerable<T>, XName)

Type Parameters

• T
  The type of the objects in source, constrained to XNode.

Parameters

• source
  Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>
  An IEnumerable<T> of XNode that contains the source collection.

• name
  Type: System.Xml.Linq.XName
  The XName to match.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<XElement>
An IEnumerable<T> of XElement that contains the ancestors of every node in the source collection. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim xmlTree As XElement = _
    <Root>
        <Child1>
            <GrandChild1>
                <GreatGrandChild1>content</GreatGrandChild1>
            </GrandChild1>
        </Child1>
        <Child2>
            <GrandChild2>
                <GreatGrandChild2>content</GreatGrandChild2>
            </GrandChild2>
        </Child2>
    </Root>

Dim greatGrandChildren = From el In xmlTree.Descendants _
                         Where el.Name.LocalName.StartsWith("Great") _
                         Select el

output.Append("Great Grand Children Elements")
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
output.Append("----")
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

For Each de As XElement In greatGrandChildren
    output.Append(de.Name)
    output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
Next

Dim allAncestors = From el In greatGrandChildren.Ancestors("Child1") _
                   Select el

output.Append("")
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
output.Append("Ancestors")
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
output.Append("----")
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

For Each de As XElement In allAncestors
    output.Append(de.Name)
    output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
Next


OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root",
    new XElement("Child1",
        new XElement("GrandChild1",
            new XElement("GreatGrandChild1", "content")
        )
    ),
    new XElement("Child2",
        new XElement("GrandChild2",
            new XElement("GreatGrandChild2", "content")
        )
    )
);
IEnumerable<XElement> greatGrandChildren =
    from el in xmlTree.Descendants()
    where el.Name.LocalName.StartsWith("Great")
    select el;

output.Append("Great Grand Children Elements" + Environment.NewLine);
output.Append("----" + Environment.NewLine);
foreach (XElement de in greatGrandChildren)
    output.Append(de.Name + Environment.NewLine);

IEnumerable<XElement> allAncestors =
    from el in greatGrandChildren.Ancestors("Child1")
    select el;

output.Append("" + Environment.NewLine);
output.Append("Ancestors" + Environment.NewLine);
output.Append("----" + Environment.NewLine);
foreach (XElement de in allAncestors)
    output.Append(de.Name + Environment.NewLine);

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();