DescendantsAndSelf

The DescendantsAndSelf operator can be called on a sequence of elements and returns a sequence containing each source element and its descendant elements.

Prototypes

The DescendantsAndSelf operator has two prototypes.

Example. The First DescendantsAndSelf Prototype
public static IEnumerable<XElement> DescendantsAndSelf (
  this IEnumerable<XElement> source
)

This version is called on a sequence of elements and returns a sequence of elements containing each source element and its descendant elements.

Example. The Second DescendantsAndSelf Prototype
public static IEnumerable<XElement> DescendantsAndSelf (
  this IEnumerable<XElement> source,
  XName name
)

This version is like the first, except only those elements matching the ...

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