Extensions.Ancestors Method
Definition
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Returns a collection of elements that contains the ancestors of every node in the source collection.
Overloads
Ancestors<T>(IEnumerable<T>) |
Returns a collection of elements that contains the ancestors of every node in the source collection. |
Ancestors<T>(IEnumerable<T>, XName) |
Returns a filtered collection of elements that contains the ancestors of every node in the source collection. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. |
Remarks
If multiple nodes in the source collection have the same ancestor, the ancestor will be included multiple times in the result collection. To avoid this, use the Distinct method.
This method uses deferred execution.
Ancestors<T>(IEnumerable<T>)
- Source:
- Extensions.cs
- Source:
- Extensions.cs
- Source:
- Extensions.cs
Returns a collection of elements that contains the ancestors of every node in the source collection.
public:
generic <typename T>
where T : System::Xml::Linq::XNode[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
static System::Collections::Generic::IEnumerable<System::Xml::Linq::XElement ^> ^ Ancestors(System::Collections::Generic::IEnumerable<T> ^ source);
public static System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Xml.Linq.XElement> Ancestors<T> (this System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T> source) where T : System.Xml.Linq.XNode;
public static System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Xml.Linq.XElement> Ancestors<T> (this System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T?> source) where T : System.Xml.Linq.XNode;
static member Ancestors : seq<'T (requires 'T :> System.Xml.Linq.XNode)> -> seq<System.Xml.Linq.XElement> (requires 'T :> System.Xml.Linq.XNode)
<Extension()>
Public Function Ancestors(Of T As XNode) (source As IEnumerable(Of T)) As IEnumerable(Of XElement)
Type Parameters
- T
The type of the objects in source
, constrained to XNode.
Parameters
- source
- IEnumerable<T>
An IEnumerable<T> of XNode that contains the source collection.
Returns
An IEnumerable<T> of XElement that contains the ancestors of every node in the source collection.
Examples
The following example retrieves a collection of the great grandchildren elements. It then uses this axis method to retrieve all ancestors of all elements in the collection.
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;
Console.WriteLine("Great Grand Children Elements");
Console.WriteLine("----");
foreach (XElement de in greatGrandChildren)
Console.WriteLine(de.Name);
IEnumerable<XElement> allAncestors =
from el in greatGrandChildren.Ancestors().Distinct()
select el;
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("Ancestors");
Console.WriteLine("----");
foreach (XElement de in allAncestors)
Console.WriteLine(de.Name);
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
Console.WriteLine("Great Grand Children Elements")
Console.WriteLine("----")
For Each de As XElement In greatGrandChildren
Console.WriteLine(de.Name)
Next
Dim allAncestors = From el In greatGrandChildren.Ancestors.Distinct _
Select el
Console.WriteLine("")
Console.WriteLine("Ancestors")
Console.WriteLine("----")
For Each de As XElement In allAncestors
Console.WriteLine(de.Name)
Next
This example produces the following output:
Great Grand Children Elements
----
GreatGrandChild1
GreatGrandChild2
Ancestors
----
GrandChild1
Child1
Root
GrandChild2
Child2
The following is the same example, but in this case the XML is in a namespace. For more information, see Work with XML Namespaces.
XNamespace aw = "http://www.adventure-works.com";
XElement xmlTree = new XElement(aw + "Root",
new XElement(aw + "Child1",
new XElement(aw + "GrandChild1",
new XElement(aw + "GreatGrandChild1", "content")
)
),
new XElement(aw + "Child2",
new XElement(aw + "GrandChild2",
new XElement(aw + "GreatGrandChild2", "content")
)
)
);
IEnumerable<XElement> greatGrandChildren =
from el in xmlTree.Descendants()
where el.Name.LocalName.StartsWith("Great")
select el;
Console.WriteLine("Great Grand Children Elements");
Console.WriteLine("----");
foreach (XElement de in greatGrandChildren)
Console.WriteLine(de.Name);
IEnumerable<XElement> allAncestors =
from el in greatGrandChildren.Ancestors().Distinct()
select el;
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("Ancestors");
Console.WriteLine("----");
foreach (XElement de in allAncestors)
Console.WriteLine(de.Name);
Imports <xmlns="http://www.adventure-works.com">
Module Module1
Sub Main()
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
Console.WriteLine("Great Grand Children Elements")
Console.WriteLine("----")
For Each de As XElement In greatGrandChildren
Console.WriteLine(de.Name)
Next
Dim allAncestors = From el In greatGrandChildren.Ancestors.Distinct _
Select el
Console.WriteLine("")
Console.WriteLine("Ancestors")
Console.WriteLine("----")
For Each de As XElement In allAncestors
Console.WriteLine(de.Name)
Next
End Sub
End Module
This example produces the following output:
Great Grand Children Elements
----
{http://www.adventure-works.com}GreatGrandChild1
{http://www.adventure-works.com}GreatGrandChild2
Ancestors
----
{http://www.adventure-works.com}GrandChild1
{http://www.adventure-works.com}Child1
{http://www.adventure-works.com}Root
{http://www.adventure-works.com}GrandChild2
{http://www.adventure-works.com}Child2
Remarks
If multiple nodes in the source collection have the same ancestor, the ancestor will be included multiple times in the result collection. To avoid this, use the Distinct method.
This method uses deferred execution.
See also
- Ancestors()
- AncestorsAndSelf()
- AncestorsAndSelf
- Descendants
- Nodes<T>(IEnumerable<T>)
- LINQ to XML overview
Applies to
Ancestors<T>(IEnumerable<T>, XName)
- Source:
- Extensions.cs
- Source:
- Extensions.cs
- Source:
- Extensions.cs
Returns a filtered collection of elements that contains the ancestors of every node in the source collection. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.
public:
generic <typename T>
where T : System::Xml::Linq::XNode[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
static System::Collections::Generic::IEnumerable<System::Xml::Linq::XElement ^> ^ Ancestors(System::Collections::Generic::IEnumerable<T> ^ source, System::Xml::Linq::XName ^ name);
public static System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Xml.Linq.XElement> Ancestors<T> (this System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T> source, System.Xml.Linq.XName name) where T : System.Xml.Linq.XNode;
public static System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Xml.Linq.XElement> Ancestors<T> (this System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T?> source, System.Xml.Linq.XName? name) where T : System.Xml.Linq.XNode;
static member Ancestors : seq<'T (requires 'T :> System.Xml.Linq.XNode)> * System.Xml.Linq.XName -> seq<System.Xml.Linq.XElement> (requires 'T :> System.Xml.Linq.XNode)
<Extension()>
Public Function Ancestors(Of T As XNode) (source As IEnumerable(Of T), name As XName) As IEnumerable(Of XElement)
Type Parameters
- T
The type of the objects in source
, constrained to XNode.
Parameters
- source
- IEnumerable<T>
An IEnumerable<T> of XNode that contains the source collection.
Returns
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.
Examples
The following example retrieves a collection of the great grandchildren elements. It then uses this axis method to retrieve all ancestors of all elements in the collection that match a specified XName.
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;
Console.WriteLine("Great Grand Children Elements");
Console.WriteLine("----");
foreach (XElement de in greatGrandChildren)
Console.WriteLine(de.Name);
IEnumerable<XElement> allAncestors =
from el in greatGrandChildren.Ancestors("Child1")
select el;
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("Ancestors");
Console.WriteLine("----");
foreach (XElement de in allAncestors)
Console.WriteLine(de.Name);
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
Console.WriteLine("Great Grand Children Elements")
Console.WriteLine("----")
For Each de As XElement In greatGrandChildren
Console.WriteLine(de.Name)
Next
Dim allAncestors = From el In greatGrandChildren.Ancestors("Child1") _
Select el
Console.WriteLine("")
Console.WriteLine("Ancestors")
Console.WriteLine("----")
For Each de As XElement In allAncestors
Console.WriteLine(de.Name)
Next
This example produces the following output:
Great Grand Children Elements
----
GreatGrandChild1
GreatGrandChild2
Ancestors
----
Child1
The following is the same example, but in this case the XML is in a namespace. For more information, see Work with XML Namespaces.
XNamespace aw = "http://www.adventure-works.com";
XElement xmlTree = new XElement(aw + "Root",
new XElement(aw + "Child1",
new XElement(aw + "GrandChild1",
new XElement(aw + "GreatGrandChild1", "content")
)
),
new XElement(aw + "Child2",
new XElement(aw + "GrandChild2",
new XElement(aw + "GreatGrandChild2", "content")
)
)
);
IEnumerable<XElement> greatGrandChildren =
from el in xmlTree.Descendants()
where el.Name.LocalName.StartsWith("Great")
select el;
Console.WriteLine("Great Grand Children Elements");
Console.WriteLine("----");
foreach (XElement de in greatGrandChildren)
Console.WriteLine(de.Name);
IEnumerable<XElement> allAncestors =
from el in greatGrandChildren.Ancestors(aw + "Child1")
select el;
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("Ancestors");
Console.WriteLine("----");
foreach (XElement de in allAncestors)
Console.WriteLine(de.Name);
Imports <xmlns="http://www.adventure-works.com">
Module Module1
Sub Main()
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
Console.WriteLine("Great Grand Children Elements")
Console.WriteLine("----")
For Each de As XElement In greatGrandChildren
Console.WriteLine(de.Name)
Next
Dim allAncestors = From el In greatGrandChildren.Ancestors(GetXmlNamespace() + "Child1") _
Select el
Console.WriteLine("")
Console.WriteLine("Ancestors")
Console.WriteLine("----")
For Each de As XElement In allAncestors
Console.WriteLine(de.Name)
Next
End Sub
End Module
This example produces the following output:
Great Grand Children Elements
----
{http://www.adventure-works.com}GreatGrandChild1
{http://www.adventure-works.com}GreatGrandChild2
Ancestors
----
{http://www.adventure-works.com}Child1
Remarks
If multiple nodes in the source collection have the same ancestor with a matching XName, the ancestor will be included multiple times in the result collection.
This method uses deferred execution.
See also
- Ancestors()
- AncestorsAndSelf()
- AncestorsAndSelf
- Descendants
- Nodes<T>(IEnumerable<T>)
- LINQ to XML overview